Dozens of crisis meetings will be held between teachers and parents at schools across the Hunter this week to highlight the implication of the Albanese Government’s failure to fully fund public schools.
This year alone, NSW public schools face a $1.9 billion funding shortfall. Recent NSW Department of Education analysis reveals a stark disparity: while the federal government will provide $24.2 billion to 970 non-government schools over the next four years, only $14.3 billion is allocated to 2,200 public schools.
“This chronic underfunding is having a corrosive impact on our entire public education system,” says Francis Greenway High School Federation Representative James Dawson. ” The Albanese Government’s failure to fully fund public schools denies us critical opportunities to meet the needs of all students. Proper funding would deliver smaller class sizes, a broader curriculum offering, more one-toone time for students with complex needs and more time for teachers to plan and collaborate with each other.
Thornton P&C Representative Hollie Tilse said:
“We cannot accept the federal government’s inadequate funding offer while our children’s education hangs in the balance,” “These meetings are about uniting our community to demand the resources our schools desperately need.”
Community meetings will be held throughout the Hunter and across the state. For the latest information on local venues please contact the NSWTF Organiser below.
Each 30-minute meeting will include:
- A video presentation from Federation and P&C Association Presidents
- First-hand accounts of local funding impacts from teachers and principals
- Immediate action steps for community members