Member for Orange, Andrew Gee has welcomed the announcement of an additional $449,051 in needs-based funding for Parkes and district government schools in 2015.
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“This additional support is a result of the NSW Liberals and Nationals Government being the first to sign up to the Gonski agreement, which will deliver $5 billion in additional funding to NSW students over six years,” Mr Gee said.
“It’s what NSW public schools have wanted – a significant increase in funding guaranteed into the future, with the greatest benefits flowing to schools and students with the greatest need.”
Schools in the Parkes area receiving increases in funding include:
Peak Hill Central School - $591,204.
Parkes High School - $781,994.
Parkes Public School - $401,069.
Parkes East Public School - $307,281.
Trundle Central School - $137,492.
Bogan Gate Public School - $71,407.
Middleton Public School - $311,615.
Tullamore Central School - $97,568.
“Schools in the Parkes district began benefitting from additional resources distributed under the new Resource Allocation Model (RAM) last year.,” Mr Gee said.
“This latest announcement builds on those increases, and I am confident school communities and principals will be delighted at the prospect of planning their use of the additional funds.
“The core of the Government’s Local Schools, Local Decisions reforms is to put decision-making about students and school communities with the people who know them best – the principals, school staff and parents.
“The distribution of funds on a needs basis under the RAM gives them exactly that opportunity.
“Many schools in the Parkes area will see additional benefits in areas such as literacy and numeracy support, teachers’ professional development and community engagement.”
NOTE: Parkes will move from Dubbo to the Orange state electorate in the 2015 State Election.
