[Greens-Media] Federal budget another challenge to NSW public schools

[John Kaye]

Federal budget another challenge to NSW public schools 
 
Media release: 11 May 2010
 
The NSW government must boost public school funding in order to
compensate for the growing bias to non-government education in this
year’s federal budget, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
 
Dr Kaye said: "Over the next four years, public schools will see their
share of the federal education budget continue to decline and their
funding falling behind non-government schools at an ever increasing
rate.
 
"Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has perpetuated the Howard government’s
bias toward the private sector but in this budget, he has put his foot
to the floor.
 
"Treasurer Sawn expanded non-government schools funding by 34.6 percent
over the next four years, while government schools are left with only a
30.4 percent growth.
 
"If Federal government funding of public schools had increased at the
same rate they would have been $317 million better off.
 
"At the very least, NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal should find the extra
funds for NSW public schools to make sure they are not further
disadvantaged," Dr Kaye said.
 

$ million 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2012-14 Total
National School SPP 9,760.2 10,448.2 11,219.5 12,067.1 13,000.6 
Non-govt share 6,473.6 6,941.1 7,479.8 8,071.8 8,715.6 
Non-govt growth  7.2% 7.8% 7.9% 8.0% 34.6%
Public school share 3,286.6 3,507.1 3,739.7 3,995.3 4,285.0 
Public growth  6.7% 6.6% 6.8% 7.3% 30.4%
Public with non-govt growth  3,523.9 3,797.4 4,098.0 4,424.8 
      
Public difference  16.8 57.7 102.7 139.8 317.1
Public share 33.7% 33.6% 33.3% 33.1% 33.0% 
 
Data from 2010-11 Budget Paper No. 3, Table 2.3, p. 57
 
Note: Public difference is the amount by which public schools are
falling behind the non-government growth rate (i.e.  (public with 
non-govt growth) - (public)) 
 
For more information: John Kaye 0407 195 4
 
 
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John Kaye
Greens member of the NSW Parliament
phone: (02) 9230 2668
fax: (02) 9230 2586
mobile: 0407 195 455
email: john.kaye at parliament.nsw.gov.au
web: www.johnkaye.org.au
 
mail: Parliament House, Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000