17/05/2017

Let’s talk about ‘special deals’, Minister

The Minister has put forward highly selective changes to the school funding model that almost exclusively disadvantages Catholic schools.

09/05/2017

Funding calculator as farcical as an episode of Yes, Minister

The Australian Government’s School Funding Estimator has become an omnishambles for the government hours after its launch.

09/05/2017

Government denies Catholic school parents information on fee increases

Openness and transparency have been abandoned by the Turnbull Government in the government's school funding estimator.

08/05/2017

It’s not just the Catholic system: all schools face funding cuts from 2021

ll Australian schools will face cuts in real funding of around $250 million per annum from 2021 under the Turnbull government’s new 10-year funding proposals.

02/05/2017

Birmingham scores an F for Quality Schools

Today’s Quality Schools announcement is a direct attack on Catholic primary schools, Catholic Education Commission of Victoria, Executive Director, Stephen Elder says.

10/03/2017

Gonski mythology is just plain wrong

Statement by Catholic Education Melbourne, Executive Director, Stephen Elder.  

10/03/2017

Selective state schools raise issues of equity

New research revealing just five per cent of students in selective state schools come from the most disadvantaged backgrounds raises issues of equity.

08/03/2017

Melbourne Catholic schools: NAPLAN results show the strength of the system

Catholic schools across Greater Melbourne have again shown the strength of their standards in the My School academic results.

30/01/2017

Minister Birmingham’s change of rhetoric welcome

Education Minister Simon Birmingham’s has acknowledged current funding arrangements disadvantage some non-government schools.