An early focus of the election year was Labor leader Anthony Albanese's promise to help schools "bounce back" after two years of disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of this, Labor said it would "invest $240 million in a schools upgrade fund".
According to a pre-election policy document, the new funding would be used "to upgrade Australian public schools and make sure all kids can learn at world class schools with great facilities in a COVID-safe environment".
"The Schools Upgrade Fund will include grants for schools to improve ventilation and air quality by buying air purifiers, upgrading heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, building outdoor learning spaces and replacing windows and doors so they can let fresh air in."
These grants could be spent on facilities more generally, the policy said, meaning "schools can invest in new general classrooms and major upgrades; maintenance on toilets, painting and leaking roofs; and urgent upgrades of ICT equipment, heating, and air-conditioning".
Labor repeated its promise several times before the election in various policy documents and media releases.
Assessing the claim
Australia's school system offers a mix of publicly and privately operated schools.
Labor's policy said grants via the upgrade fund would be available to "all Australian schools" in 2022, while a second grants round in 2023 "will be open to public schools to make larger investments like new buildings and facilities, major refurbishments and upgrades".
A policy costings document released before the election allocated $238 million for the schools upgrade fund over two years, comprising $144 million in 2022-23 and $94 million in 2023-24.
This promise will be delivered if the government provides funding according to these projections.
Here's how the promise is tracking: