Schools in the New England region will be receive 70 per cent less funding if a new Federal Government funding model goes ahead, the teachers federation claims.
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Responding to the government’s Gonski Version 2 released this month, the Federation says $26.38 million in funding would be stripped from the New England electorate in 2018 and 2019 if the original Gonski agreement was not honoured.
Under the new model, the Federation says Hillvue Public School stands to lose $1.4 million while Armidale High School would lose almost $540,000.
Westdale Public School could lose $994,000 and $1.3 million could be stripped from Tamworth Public School.
Federation President Gary Zadkovich said public schools will lose $846 million under the Turnbull government’s plan.
The federation developed a school-by-school comparison revealing how much each NSW school would lose.
The analysis compared data from the federal government’s School Funding Estimator website, and NSW Government data obtained via a GIPA (formerly Freedom of Information) request that details the federal government’s funding obligations under the current funding agreement.
“This school-by-school data shows the reality behind the deceit of the Turnbull plan. Teachers, principals and parents can see how much funding and support their students will miss out on if the Turnbull government abandons the NSW Gonski agreement,” Mr Zadkovich said.
“The callousness of the Turnbull plan is evident in the scrapping of the pledge to provide additional Commonwealth funding for students with disability,"
