Understanding Catholic Education Funding
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It is crucial that Catholic school families understand how Australian schools, including their school is funded.
National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) has developed a website to explain funding.
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LATEST FUNDING NEWS:
Flawed ABC ‘Analysis’ Misrepresents School Funding DataAnalysis of school funding data reported by the ABC today gives a false impression that government schools attract less public funding than non-government schools.
“Comparing schools with similar socio-economic characteristics using ‘per-student’ funding data is fraught with problems because it ignores variables such as school size and teacher salaries,” NCEC Acting Executive Director Ray Collins said. READ MORE
“Comparing schools with similar socio-economic characteristics using ‘per-student’ funding data is fraught with problems because it ignores variables such as school size and teacher salaries,” NCEC Acting Executive Director Ray Collins said. READ MORE
Healthy competition benefits all schools, says Catholic schools chiefSchool funding is based on many factors and it may surprise some people that religion is not one of them. Understanding four basic facts helps explain why. READ MORE (SMH)
NSW Delivers More Funding For Public Schools, Signs Up To Gonski 2.0
NSW has provided extra funding to public schools as it signs up to the Gonski agreement, ensuring the principles of truly needs-based, sector-blind funding for all students remain across the State. READ MORE
Rob Stokes’ month of uncertainty puts non-government schools at risk Hundreds of NSW non-government schools are unable to finalise their planning for 2019 because the NSW Government refuses to accept the new, fairer funding measures announced by the Federal Government last month, Catholic Schools NSW (CSNSW) said today. READ MORE
CSNSW Media Release: Rob Stokes needs to listen to his Federal colleagues on school fundingNSW Education Minister Rob Stokes should consult his Federal colleagues to understand why the funding model for non-government schools needed to be overhauled Catholic Schools NSW ... READ MORE
CSNSW Media Release: Stokes continues uncertainty for non-government school parents
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More choice for Australian familiesAustralian families will have choice and equity in education as the Morrison Government guarantees funding to the non-government school sector.
The Australian Government has accepted all the recommendations of the National School Resourcing Board’s Review of the socio-economic status score, released in July. The new method for calculating school funding will make the education system fairer and more equitable. Commonwealth funding for non-government schools will be linked to parental income from 2020 using improved data collection and analysis that will ensure non-government school funding is targeted at the students who need it most. MORE HERE Catholic school parents need assurances about their children’s educationAs parents get their children ready for the final term of school, NSW Catholic school families remain uncertain about next year’s school fees with the State Government yet to accept new funding arrangements for non-government schools. READ MORE
A Catholic response to school funding fallaciesI'm closing in on my first anniversary in Catholic education, and I've learned many things. Moving from a sector driven by profit (banking) to one driven by purpose has been an unexpected delight in the transition. Colleagues and professionals motivated to improve the lives of those around them. READ MORE
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Catholic Education Welcomes New Education Minister Dan Tehan
The Acting Executive Director of the NCEC, Ray Collins, today congratulated Dan Tehan on his appointment as Federal Minister for Education. “We look forward to working with Mr Tehan to resolve the many outstanding funding issues affecting our sector,” Mr Collins said. READ MORE
19/7 PRESS RELEASE: Archbishops hold meeting with Prime Minister TurnbullAustralian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Mark Coleridge, vice-president Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP and Melbourne Archbishop-designate Peter A. Comensoli met in Sydney this afternoon with the Prime Minister. READ MORE
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Review of the Socio-economic Status Score MethodologySenator Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education and Training,has today released the 89 page report of the independent review into how socio-economic status (SES) scores are calculated for non-government schools, which informs the base level of taxpayer funding they receive.
In his Media Release he states "The report recommends technical changes to one element of the formula used to distribute funding for non-government schools and systems, based on previously unavailable data collection methods" READ MORE Council of Catholic School Parents Response:Parent consultation key to fair funding following SES Review
Catholic school parents are urging the government not to implement changes until parents have had an opportunity to review the Report and provide important feedback.
Catholic school parents in NSW, welcomed the review as the current system is flawed. "However, it’s essential that before moving forward with changes, the government gives the Catholic school sector adequate time to review the Report and understand how the recommendations will affect Catholic school parents and their right to choose a Catholic education for their children." READ MORE NCEC Response:
Now the hard work begins for a fair funding modelThe National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) has welcomed the delivery of the final report but Acting executive director Ray Collins said, “now the hard work begins to achieve a fair and equitable school funding model”. The report endorses the Catholic sector’s long-held position that the current methodology for measuring a school’s SES is flawed.
“We have known well before the first Gonski review that the SES methodology is fundamentally flawed and negatively impacts a significant number of Catholic schools, as well as some Independent schools,” READ |
Recommendations
Recommendation 1 Adopt the following definitions: • ‘capacity to contribute’ is a function of the school community’s income and wealth • ‘school community’ is the parents and guardians of the students at the school. Recommendation 2 The capacity to contribute for a school be determined based on a direct measure of median income of parents and guardians of the students at the school. Recommendation 3 Consult further with the non-government sectors and experts on the development of, and transition to, a new direct measure of capacity to contribute for implementation from 2020. Recommendation 4 Undertake an annual residential address collection and data-matching with income tax data to enable the calculation of a rolling average for a stable direct measure of median parents income for a school. Recommendation 5 Continue existing arrangements for determining capacity to contribute for 2019, using updated 2016 Census data. Recommendation 6 Ensure a transparent & robust appeals system is in place. |
Broken Bay Catholic School Parents Media Release: 27 June
Catholic parents express concerns about school funding
Broken Bay Catholic School Parents recently convened a meeting of parents from around the Diocese of Broken Bay at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic School, West Pymble to discuss possible outcomes from the National Schools Resourcing Board Review of Socio-Economic Status (SES) school scores. The review findings are expected to be released at the end of June.
The Federal Government uses SES scoring to allocate funds to schools. It is widely expected that the Board will recommend changes that will address Catholic parents’ and educators’ concerns. Until that time the future viability of many local schools remains in the balance. READ MORE
Broken Bay Catholic School Parents recently convened a meeting of parents from around the Diocese of Broken Bay at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic School, West Pymble to discuss possible outcomes from the National Schools Resourcing Board Review of Socio-Economic Status (SES) school scores. The review findings are expected to be released at the end of June.
The Federal Government uses SES scoring to allocate funds to schools. It is widely expected that the Board will recommend changes that will address Catholic parents’ and educators’ concerns. Until that time the future viability of many local schools remains in the balance. READ MORE
Review of the Socio-Economic Status (SES)Through Growth to Achievement - Review to Achieve Educational Excellence in Australian Schools March 2018 READ FULL REPORT
In July 2017, the Australian Government established the Review to Achieve Educational Excellence in Australian Schools (the Review) to provide advice on how to improve student achievement and school performance.
Over the past nine months, the Review Panel has consulted with a broad range of stakeholders and experts, and received nearly 300 submissions from teachers, principals, professional associations, teachers unions, parents and carers, school systems, state and territory governments, researchers, universities, community organisations, and business and industry. Read More Catholic Education Submissions WHO is WHO in Catholic Education:National Catholic Education CommissionNCEC weekly e-newsletter This Week in Catholic Education, highlights issues of local and national importance to education in general and Catholic education in particular.
Catholic Schools NSWDallas McInerney is CSNSW inaugural Chief Executive Officer. CSNSW - a company limited by guarantee and owned by the NSW Bishops – is replacing Catholic Education Commission NSW as the state’s Catholic schools peak body.
Catholic Schools Office Broken BayThe role of the CSO is one of leadership and service to schools, facilitating the work of school principals and staff, parents and parish priests in providing quality education to more than 17,000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12 enrolled.
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MEDIA RELEASES:Catholic Education Committed to Working for a Fair Funding for all SectorsThe NCEC remains committed to working with
Minister Birmingham, the Federal Government, and the independent and government school sectors to ensure a fair distribution of funds for schools and school systems is achieved. READ SES Review Terms of ReferenceThe Turnbull Government has released the terms of reference for an independent inquiry into the data and methodology used to determine specific components of Commonwealth funding for non-government schools. MORE
National School Resourcing Board
Catholic Schools NSW (CSNSW) today welcomed the appointments made to the new National School Resourcing Board (NSRB), describing them as a good assembly of skilled Australians. Prof Greg Craven is the nominee for Catholic schools. MORE
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