NSW and Victoria claim that onerous reporting conditions tied to the proposed 2.5 per cent funding increase will only add to pressures on teachers.
States are accusing the federal government of shortchanging students as they seek a 5 per cent increase in school funding from the Commonwealth.
Labor committed $850 million to upgrade at least 89 schools in 2022,but more than half failed to secure funding to put shovels in the ground in last year’s state budget.
More than 60 public schools will get money for essential upgrades,but the one-off funding program is expiring with no commitment for its renewal. See if your school made the list.
The NSW government and Commonwealth are at loggerheads over funding contributions to the state’s public schools.
Reports that NSW public schools will have their budgets slashed by up to $148 million at first glance risks making a mockery of Premier Chris Minns’ election pledge to improve public education.
Principals are grappling with smaller budgets,with parents asked to pay for basics such as textbooks.
Despite a cost-of-living crisis,applications to Brisbane’s most expensive and prestigious school have surged by 85 per cent in four years.
Public school funding from both state and federal governments combined increased by only 5 per cent in 10 years,compared to a near-20 per cent rise for private schools.
Private schools are using taxpayer dollars to build swimming pools and expensive recreation facilities while public schools are squeezing more students into demountables.
You’d expect a Labor government to care about public school students getting a decent education. We’ll soon find out if it does.