'A fairer system': St John’s Primary is a small Catholic school in Clifton Hill that stands to receive more funding under the changes.
are set for a $3.4 billion boost over the next 10 years as the Morrison government prepares to rewrite the funding rules for the Catholic and independent sectors.
The new national formula, called the direct measure of income, will require an amendment to the Australian Education Act. A bill was put to Parliament late last week. Clifton Hill’s residents are significantly wealthier and more educated than the national average, with a median household income of $2272 a week, 60 per cent higher than the national median.
Executive director Jacinta Collins said the direct measure of income would be more accurate, by using the median income of parents and carers at the school to determine the base funding level per student.
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