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Stakes high as time left to negotiate public school funding deal ticks down
4 months ago

Stakes high as time left to negotiate public school funding deal ticks down

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Ambarvale High School in Sydney's sprawling south-west is one of the most disadvantaged schools in the country. Public schools remain about $5 billion short in funding every year – about 5 per cent of the amount the SRS estimated they need. Public schools, which educate 64 per cent of Australian students, remain about $5 billion short every year — roughly …

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Teenage dropouts a key target in major funding agreement for Australian schools
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Teenage dropouts a key target in major funding agreement for Australian schools

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The future for Australia's 10,000 schools will be set out in a new funding agreement being signed on Wednesday, with cutting the number of teenagers dropping out of school a key focus. However, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania are holding out, as they want the federal education minister to double his offer and fund 25 per …

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NT and federal governments unveil $1 billion package to fully fund public schools by 2029
9 months, 1 week ago

NT and federal governments unveil $1 billion package to fully fund public schools by 2029

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In short: The Commonwealth and NT governments have announced a new deal to fully fund all public schools to their Gonski minimum funding levels. The Commonwealth and NT governments have announced a new deal to fully fund all public schools to their Gonski minimum funding levels. The NT and federal governments have announced an extra $1 billion will be spent …

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'Inequality in funding' driving public school exodus as private schools continue to lift enrolments
10 months, 1 week ago

'Inequality in funding' driving public school exodus as private schools continue to lift enrolments

ABC  

In short: Enrolments at private schools are growing at a faster rate than those at public schools, despite interest rate rises and cost of living pressures. Meanwhile, public schools grew by just 0.3 per cent, a small improvement from last year when public school enrolments actually fell. In the five years to 2023, independent school enrolments grew by 14 per …

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A battle is brewing over public school funding. Here's what's happening and what could come next
10 months, 3 weeks ago

A battle is brewing over public school funding. Here's what's happening and what could come next

ABC  

The level of funding for public schools has been a point of contention for a long time. Queensland Di Farmer "We believe that the Commonwealth should fund 25 per cent of the to help fund schools at an appropriate level into the future," state minister Di Farmer said. "I have written to the federal minister for education seeking the Commonwealth …

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Federal government agrees deal with Western Australia to 'fully fund' its public schools by 2026
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal government agrees deal with Western Australia to 'fully fund' its public schools by 2026

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In short: Public schools in WA will be the first in the country to be "fully funded" to the levels set out by the Gonski review under a new spending arrangement. Public schools in WA will be the first in the country to be "fully funded" to the levels set out by the Gonski review under a new spending arrangement. …

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Transformational School education - ABC listen
2 years ago

Transformational School education - ABC listen

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Transformational School Education “Something changed forever in Chris Drage around the time he turned 13.” In 2018 I read a story in The Australian about the 16-year-old Aboriginal boy who tragically drowned in the Swan River with his best friend following a police chase. His pastimes, instead, involved smoking weed as he began to hang out with a pack of …

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