The Rudd government has claimed a breakthrough in its school funding negotiations, after the previously hostile national body representing independent schools endorsed the deal.

The Independent Schools Council of Australia, which recently complained the reforms would result in a loss of funding to disadvantaged independent schools, said its concerns had been resolved.

The deal between new Education Minister Bill Shorten and the independent schools sector comes a day after Tasmania signed up to the plan. Credit:Harrison Saragossi

Executive director Bill Daniels said the government had offered independent schools an extra $150million over six years to implement reforms such as annual teacher performance reviews and the national curriculum.

It had also agreed the independent schools with disadvantaged students that had received national partnerships or targeted program funding over the past three years would not lose funding when these programs were cut.