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Three Sydney private schools draft more than $400 million in new building plans
Proposals are in the pipeline for science centres, performing arts spaces and new sports complexes.
- by Lucy Carroll
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School students may lose mental health support after funding clampdown
The Victorian government has quietly cut funding for provisional psychologists in state schools, making it even harder for young Victorians to access mental health support.
- by Broede Carmody and Brittany Busch
Popular inner-city school to move entire year level off-site
University High in Parkville will move year 9 students to a CBD campus next year due to overcrowding, but parents say the government is dragging its feet on a permanent solution to the booming student population.
- by Alex Crowe
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Funding review ordered for Melbourne private school swimming in federal cash
The Commonwealth will review its funding of a top private school after The Age revealed the school was splashing $85 million on a new sports complex.
- by Noel Towell
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You think there’s no divide in school funding? Take this history lesson
While public schools are starved of resources and private school remain overfunded, let’s cut to the chase.
- by Ken Boston
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Blaming private schools for the underfunding of state schools is nonsense
Australia has far more private schools than most other countries in the OECD, so it is not surprising we spend more money on them.
- by David Hastie
‘Lone wolf’: Australia spending more on private schools than global average
An OECD comparison of education funding reveals the Australian government is spending more on private schools and less on public schools than other countries.
- by Noel Towell and Alex Crowe
The funding data teachers say proves public schools are being dudded
Private schools are pocketing thousands of dollars more per student in taxpayer funding than “comparable” public campuses just down the road, according to new education union analysis.
- by Alex Crowe
Families spend big on exam prep for scholarships and selective schools
Melbourne families are paying thousands of dollars for exam coaching to gain entry to selective schools or scholarship programs at private schools.
- by Alex Crowe
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Public schools are getting cash from charities – only to find it comes with a catch
Cash-strapped school principals are turning their backs on charitable funding over complaints the money often came with “onerous” strings attached, making them not worth the effort.
- by Noel Towell
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NSW schools had money taken from them. Now we know how much
Under funding changes announced in 2021, principals were told they needed to spend any accumulated money. How much was taken can now be revealed.
- by Christopher Harris
Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/topic/school-funding-61m