PRIVATE SCHOOLS – AUSTRALIA

Schools row ends with $4.5bn deal

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Original article by Simon Benson
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 21-Sep-18

The federal government has agreed to increase taxpayer funding for Catholic and independent schools by more than $4.5bn, after funding was reduced under the "Gonski 2.0" school funding reforms. Catholic schools will receive a $4.3bn increase in funding over 10 years, while independent schools will receive an additional $259m. Stephen Elder, the executive director of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria, says the funding cuts under the Gonski 2.0 reforms would have forced Catholic schools to close or significantly increase their fees.

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CATHOLIC EDUCATION COMMISSION OF VICTORIA LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA

Tide turns away from private schooling

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Original article by Tim Dodd
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 5-Feb-16

New data suggests a shift towards public schools among Australian parents. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicate that 65.09 per cent of children were in public schools in 2015, compared with 65.05 per cent in 2014. Trevor Cobbold, of Save Our Schools, says parents are becoming increasingly aware that private schools are not necessarily better than state schools.

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AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS, SAVE OUR SCHOOLS INCORPORATED