NSW over-funded more than 200 private schools by almost $100 million last year after dozens were given hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra state government money above what they were due | lucy_carroll daniellamariewh
NSW over-funded more than 200 private schools by almost $100 million last year, after dozens were given hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra state government money above what they were due.
“NSW over-funded some of the wealthiest independent schools in Australia by more than $1 million each in 2021.” Eighty per cent of an independent school’s SRS entitlement is funded by the Commonwealth and the remaining 20 per cent by the state government. Rorris said that while private schools were overpaid and “running surpluses each year”, public schools were understaffed with students in demountables and without air-conditioning.
“The claimed ‘overspend’ is therefore incorrect because it does not include the shortfall of the underfunded schools,” he said. A spokesperson for the NSW Department of Education said NSW was the first jurisdiction to sign up to “needs-based, sector-blind funding and remains committed to this funding model.”
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