AUSTRALIA : CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN DANGER OF FUNDING CUTS

DIOCESE OF PARRAMATTA REPORT:
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“We want world class education for all our kids.”
Statement from Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP
The funding cuts to Catholic schools outlined by the NSW Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli, this week appear to cut much deeper than was first thought, according to the Chairman of the Catholic Education Commission of NSW, Bishop Anthony Fisher OP.
“On closer examination of the Government’s announcement on Tuesday, we are increasingly alarmed that the loss of revenue to non-government schools could be much greater than the $116 million announced by the Government. We don’t know how the Government’s figures were arrived at but we do know that two-thirds of those schools are Catholic schools,” Bishop Fisher said.

Funding cuts put State’s future in jeopardy

Executive director of schools in the Diocese of Parramatta, Greg Whitby, said he understands the deep level of anger in NSW school communities and sense of betrayal by a government which has shown a lack of understanding of what is needed to deliver quality learning and teaching in today’s world.
Contact the Premier and the Education Minister:
The Hon. Barry O'Farrell, MPPremier and Minister for Western Sydney
GPO Box 5341 SYDNEY, NSW, 2001Tel (02) 9228 5239
office@premier.nsw.gov.au
The Hon. Adrian Piccoli, MPMinister for Education
Level 34 Governor Macquarie Tower
1 Farrer Place SYDNEY, NSW, 2000Tel (02) 9228 5261office@piccoli.minister.nsw.gov.au
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