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Queensland students have been receiving thousands of dollars less in state government funding than their interstate counterparts,data reveals.
NSW is the only state that doesn’t fund endometriosis and pain workshops for public school students despite research revealing one in four girls miss classes due to period pain.
Parents at some public schools are paying thousands more in voluntary fees than parents at schools in other areas.
Independent Schools Australia named the two WA federal seats in a list of 17 across Australia with a significant proportion of independent school families living within their boundaries that will become focus areas for their new campaign.
Seventeen seats have been designated “ground zero” in a campaign to pressure major parties to shore up billions of dollars in public funding.
The state’s schools received thousands of dollars less per student than those in every other state and territory,according to data that also exposes the income gap between the public and private sectors.
The money will flow to Queensland state schools as soon as next week,but the teachers union says it falls “well short” of what’s needed.
Students across WA are back at school,and the state’s politicians have recognised the timing is right to push out their education election promises worth billions of dollars.
The funding deal between the state and Commonwealth ends an 18-month stand-off.