WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett wants a 12-month extension to the deadline for signing up to the federal government's school funding scheme.
The Liberal leader made the comment before it was announced the Independent Schools Council of Australia had endorsed the Better Schools plan, previously known as the Gonski reforms.
If the Commonwealth wanted to give extra money to Catholic and independent schools, that was fine as it would allow the state to put more funds towards state schools, Mr Barnett said.
But there was no reason the program had to be adopted nationwide.
Mr Barnett said the federal government's approach to imposing the plan was flawed.
"The Prime Minister would be wise if he probably put the whole thing back 12 months in terms of negotiations."
He said the federal government had two agendas: to increase its commitment to education, which was admirable, and to wrest controls of schools from states and territories, which was not.
"Education has been state government (run) and then suddenly to be demoted to the status of approved provider, I mean, there was never any agreements between the states and the Commonwealth over that," he told ABC radio.
The Premier said the "intrusive" plan would mean states needing federal approval when they wanted to open or close a school to create efficiencies.
"It is essentially the federal government taking over all policy and decision-making in education.
"And I've got to say I've had a couple of principals from independent schools come to me and say 'we don't like this at all. It's not good for our school', so I think there's a bit more work to be done."
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