Public schools across our region will benefit from a share of the record $113 million in additional funding announced by the NSW Government to support public school students who need it most.
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Member for Bega Andrew Constance said the needs-based funding, which has been implemented as part of the NSW Liberals & Nationals commitment to the Gonski agreement, is delivering more funding to students in a fair and transparent way.
“In 2016, local public schools will receive $9,094,037,” Mr Constance said. “This substantial ongoing investment in public education is fantastic news for our schools, and will further boost their efforts to deliver improved student results.”
The funding for 2016, made possible by NSW being the first state to sign the Gonski agreement, means NSW students will benefit from needs-based funding totalling $860 million, distributed through the Resource Allocation Model.
The local needs-based funding allocations announced this week across the Eurobodalla in our readership area include:
- Bodalla Public School will receive $112,570, which is an increase of $8,599 on 2015.
- Central Tilba Public School will receive $36,861 which is an increase of $6,320 on 2015.
- Narooma High School will receive $543,415 which is an increase of $98,400 on 2015.
- Narooma Public School will receive $417,396 which is an increase of $84,186 on 2015.
Local needs-based funding allocations across the Bega Valley in our readership area include:
- Bermagui Public School will receive $266,104 which is an increase of $79,217.
- Cobargo Public School will receive $103,594 which is an increase of $20,027.
- Tanja Public School will receive $39,888 which is an increase of $5,767.
“This needs-based funding can be used in a variety of ways, including employing speech pathologists or specialist teachers to target learning areas,” Mr Constance said.
Through the NSW Government’s Local Schools, Local Decisions reform, principals in all NSW public schools are making local decisions on how to use these funds to improve student outcomes.
As a result of NSW signing up to the Gonski agreement, the NSW Government has also been able to deliver resources to improve the quality of teaching, provide more school counsellors and improve support for beginning teachers.
Narooma schools meanwhile continue to get behind Gonski with a number of activities planned. Narooma High School held a Gonski celebration at school and a Gonski forum on Wednesday, October 28 at the Narooma Golf Cub.
The high school P&C is also proudly supporting the “I Give a Gonski” campaign by putting on a sausage sizzle this Saturday, Oct. 31 outside the IGA Narooma on the Flat between 10am and 1pm. Supporters say the Gonski funding will mean a significant difference in the quality of education.
