The NSW Liberals & Nationals Government will invest a record $500 million over the next four years into non-government schools to help them build more classrooms and cater for growing enrolments.
\nPremier Gladys Berejiklian today announced the additional capital funding will be used by non-government schools in NSW so they can build, extend or upgrade their school facilities to provide more student places in growing communities.
\n\u201cWe have provided record funding for the public school system, and we are providing record support for the Catholic and independent school sectors as well,\u201d Ms Berejiklian said.
\n\u201cThis additional funding is only possible thanks to the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government\u2019s strong economic management.
\n\u201cParents can always rely on a NSW Liberals & Nationals Government to support them \u2013 whether they choose to send their children to the local public school, or a Catholic or independent school.\u201d
\nTreasurer Dominic Perrottet said NSW\u2019s Catholic and independent schools will share in $500 million from the NSW Government, which is more than double the amount Labor invested in non-government school infrastructure in their last four years.
\n\u201cThe Liberals & Nationals take strong financial management and turn it into better schools for your kids \u2013 that\u2019s the difference. No empty slogans \u2013 we secure the funding and get then job done,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.
\nEducation Minister Rob Stokes said the increased investment will be delivered through grants under the Building Grants Assistance Scheme, which directs funding towards areas of greatest need. The scheme takes into account fees, demographics and socio-economic characteristics of the school.
\n\u201cThe NSW Liberals & Nationals recognise that funding for school infrastructure should be consistent with a needs-based sector-blind approach to support the schools who need it the most,\u201d Mr Stokes said.
\n\u201cThis record funding announcement will continue to ensure that every student in NSW continues to receive the best possible education, in the best facilities \u2013 no matter where they go to school.\u201d
\nThis year\u2019s funding for Catholic and independent schools includes St Francis Catholic College in Edmondson Park ($3.6 million); Australian Christian College \u2013 Marsden Park in Riverstone ($950,000); Nowra Christian School in Nowra ($800,000) and St Peter\u2019s Anglican College in Broulee on the NSW South Coast ($300,000).
\nThe increased funding for non-government schools is in addition to the NSW Government\u2019s $6 billion investment over the next four years to deliver more than 170 new and upgraded public schools across the State. This is the largest investment in public school infrastructure by any state government in Australian history.
\nAs part of the \u201cGonski\u201d schools funding agreement, NSW was also the only State to provide an extra $712 million to public schools to complement the Commonwealth\u2019s $1.2 billion Choice and Affordability Fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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