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17 Dec, 7 tweets, 3 min read
Cool story, let’s put it in perspective and peel off some of the spin and neglect. Thread 🧵 👇🏼 #MoreThanThanks
The NSW government also pledged half a billion dollars in capital funding to the privates as part of a 2019 election promise.
smh.com.au/politics/nsw/5…
The federal government also chips in $1.9 billion in capital funding for rich private schools to build art, drama and music facilities.
smh.com.au/federal-electi…
In April the NSW Auditor General revealed that “the currently funded infrastructure program [for NSW Gov schools] would not meet forecast classroom requirements for 2023 and beyond"
abc.net.au/news/2021-04-0…
The NSW gifts the privates $1.5 bill every year in recurrent funding while not a single NSW public school is provided the minimum resources needed to meet the needs of their students…
smh.com.au/national/nsw/g…
NSW public schools will enroll 180,000additional students by 2039 yet NSW Gov briefings show the state is at risk of running out of teachers in 5yrs
smh.com.au/national/nsw/p…
But hey, tell me how good you are, Minister 🤷🏼‍♂️
#MoreThanThanks

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Jason Gerke 🍎 Profile picture
17 Dec
THREAD:NSW is spending $600mil less per year on public schools than intended under the original Gonski... Public schools are also denied access to a $1.9Bill Federal private school capital fund leading to this... Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College “one of the Best Bathrooms of '18” ImageImage
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Concord High School teachers walked off the job earlier this year because they can’t cover classes. Last year, 2km down the road, Rosebank College got $2mill from Morrison for new classrooms. #EverySchoolEveryChild Image
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Jason Gerke 🍎 Profile picture
17 Dec
And while the public schools of NSW are facing a large and growing shortage of teachers the NSW Government still feeds these schools $1.5 billion dollars in recurrent funding each year. #MoreThanThanks
Dom feeds them $500 million in capital funding. Morrison chips in $1.9 billion in capital.
Morrison also throws job keeper and special deals at them just for sport.
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Jason Gerke 🍎 Profile picture
28 Aug
LET THEM EAT CAKE
Here's a collection of when pandemic privilege was all that matted...
April 28, 2020
Morrison offers privates schools $13 billion to return to face-to-face teaching while public schools waited for leftover hotel soap to keep students safe
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
July 6, 2021
The bungled vaccine rollout is no match for elite private school, St Joseph's College Hunters Hill. Health Minister Hazzard's snappy response to journos the following day was, "there was a mistake...so what...move on" #COVID19 #COVID19NSW
smh.com.au/national/nsw/y…
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Public schools subject to increasing restrictions, including limitations on excursions and sporting activities. Yet Sydney Church of England Grammar School escape to Jindabyne for a ski trip. #COVID19 #COVID19NSW
smh.com.au/national/nsw/r…
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Jason Gerke 🍎 Profile picture
24 Mar
Here's more. Thread: 👇
Every public school should be provided the resources needed to ensure every child gets the best education, regardless of background or circumstances. That's not possible given the current funding arrangements and special deals.
#EverySchoolEveryStudent
Newington College
Revenue from Govs including grants: $11.4mil
Rifle range, 8 tennis, 6 basketball & 3 volleyball courts. 17 cricket wickets, 3 rugby fields, a boat shed, fencing and table tennis facility, gym & Olympic pool.
2019 Gross income: $72.7 mil
Total assets: $246 mil
St Brendan's College, Yeppoon
$8.5 million in recurrent federal gov funding… just given an extra $3.7 million for science rooms, a library and others.
4 ovals, 2 tennis courts, 25m pool, gym, rodeo arena,788 seat auditorium & a manual arts and trading centre.
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23 Mar
School funding is broken. Public schools are underfunded by billions of dollars meaning kids who need help miss out. The Federal Gov's funding priorities favour private schools and they give no capital funding to public schools. But here's just some of what they DO fund...
Loretto Kirribilli
Seven-storey Innovation Centre...
2019 $6.5 million in federal funding on top of $24 million in school fees... sound fair??
The Armidale School
$5.3 million federal gov recurrent funding
$11 million in school fees
Feds just gave them $600k to refurb "a science building to include three science labs, two multi-purpose science labs, a prep room, storeroom, student amenities & a lift"
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