We’ve reported many times on the resource disparity between public and private schools – underfunded public schools and overfunded private schools.
This is not just a problem in Victoria, it’s nationwide – an article in the Age today focuses on a group of overfunded private schools in Perth.
According to the article, “West Australian private schools, including one of the country’s richest, will be over-funded by millions of dollars over the next five years, a new report from Australia’s leading education union has revealed.”
The report is written by economist and school-funding expert Adam Rorris and published by the Australian Education Union. It reveals that public schools will be under-funded by over $6 billion a year between 2023 and 2028, totalling nearly $39 billion over six years, whilst private schools will remain overfunded by nearly $3 billion, unless Commonwealth and State Governments ensure that new funding agreements fix these funding shortfalls.
Read the Age article Download the full report by Adam Rorris 
