The deal has sparked teachers at Duval High School to organise a “Gonski morning tea” today to coincide with International Teachers’ Day.

The federal government wants to walk away from funding the vital last two years of the agreement, leading to the teachers across the New England to speak out.

“We need all politicians, all political parties, to support this once-in-a -generation investment in the education of our children,” Armidale Teachers’ Association president Bruce Myers said.

Under the reforms, Duval High School’s annual funding will increase by 320 per cent, from $122,435 pre-Gonski to $514,465 next year.

Ben Venue Public School notched the biggest rise, from $3640 funding in 2013 to $387,000 next year.

Armidale City Public, Ben Lomond, Black Mountain, Drummond, Kentucky, Martins Gully, Rocky River, Sandon and Uralla Central public schools will all see significant increases in their government funding next year.

Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall has called on the federal government to commit to the two final years of Gonski.

“For the eight Armidale public schools, the increase has been massive,” he said.

“In 2013, the combined equity funding the eight schools was $341,443.

“Next year that figure will be $3.095 million – a massive increase of $2.75 million, or 806.5 per cent in just three years.”

Literacy and numeracy support, teachers’ professional development and community engagement are just some of the areas in which the extra funding would be spent, Mr Marshall said.

“It’s a significant increase in funding guaranteed into the future, with the greatest benefits flowing to schools and students with the greatest need,” he said.