Schools ask parents to contribute to basic supplies such as stationery and first aid supplies. The price tag can be four figures, per child, per year.

Public schools ask parents to make voluntary contributions because they need the funds…

State governments have consistently not met their funding targets for public schools. On current timelines – and provided future governments deliver the funds – schools will not have their full funding entitlements until 2034.

This puts school principals in a very difficult situation. Their schools are not properly funded by the government and there are limits to their ability to seek additional funds from parents.

2034? Do they really want our public education to fall further behind? I don’t understand how they can justify this.

  • arbilp3@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    We need to remind other Labor premiers in Oz that making public education funded properly as in SA can be done and we need public education workers and parents to get loud.

    • shirro@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      Oh, I wish public education in SA was funded properly. The costs to parents are good but schools often get shafted. Particlarly capital works like new buildings. The difference between a rural public school and one of the favoured city schools or a private school are still huge. They probably do what they can with the revenues they have but there is a lot of federal money going to private schools that could be redirected to state public schools where it would make a huge difference.