Some Victorian private girl schools could close because they lack the philanthropic support from alumni to cushion against the government’s surprise decision to impose payroll tax, a principal has warned.
Annette Rome, the principal of St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar, a 900-student school in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, said the change would add nearly $1 million to operating costs.
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