Catholic Schools NSW has welcomed the announcement by the New South Wales and Commonwealth governments that provides clarity and certainty on school funding for government schools in the state.
The new agreement, announced yesterday, plugs the funding gap between the two governments, ensuring that government school students receive full funding based on a standard amount per student, known as the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS).
Catholic School NSW chief executive Dallas McInerney welcomed the breakthrough.
“This announcement provides clarity and certainty on school funding for government schools in NSW, and it’s reassuring to know that every student in the state, no matter the school they attend, will be appropriately funded,” Mr McInerney said.
“The Catholic sector has always supported the full funding of the government schooling sector because no child should miss out.”
“School funding is not a zero-sum game. Individual schools and each school sector, Government, Independent and Catholic, do not lose funding at the expense of one another.”
Mr McInerney said that publicly available acquitted funding data from the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority showed that, despite yesterday’s announcement, government funding per student is still more for government schools.
“This funding ensures Australia’s school system is one of the most equitable in the OECD, and this injection of funding for the government sector will continue to support the mixed model of school provision,” he said.
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Catholic Schools NSW welcomes the agreement to fully fund government schools in NSW (Catholic Schools NSW)
