The federal government is playing a game of roulette with schools funding and needs to deal a “fair hand” to all schools, a Tasmanian parent says.
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Angela Sayer has children at Clarendon Vale Primary School and is president of the Clarendon Vale Primary School Association.
Ms Sayer said she was “very worried” about the newly-announced Gonski 2.0 schools funding deal, which will see Tasmanian public schools receive $84 million less to 2019 than it would have if the original Gonski deal was honoured.
“It’s like the government’s playing a game of roulette - let’s spin the wheel, you’ve got the lucky number, here’s your funding,” Ms Sayer said.
“The government needs to start dealing a fair hand to all schools.”
Australian Education Union Tasmania president Helen Richardson described Gonski 2.0 as a “con” and “the worst deal” for the state.
State Leader of Government Business Michael Ferguson said Gonski 2.0 was worth funding because it meant “more money for Tasmanian school students”.
