I’ve been told that independent schools receive more government funding than state schools. Is that true?
No – the opposite is the case. On average, a state school student attracts double the funding that an independent school student attracts from government. For every student who attends an independent school, the average combined State and Australian Government funding to that school is approximately half the amount that goes to a state school. The rest is made up by the independent schools themselves, largely through school fees paid by families.
