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Australia could boost funding for Catholic schools with new income ranking

Sydney, Australia, Jul 7, 2018 / 04:50 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholic schools in Australia could see an increase of up to $74 million a year from independent schools following a new review proposing better use of data to rank families’ socioeconomic status.

The proposal drew praise from Catholic schools and raised some concerns from independent schools.

Ray Collins, acting executive director of the National Catholic Education Commission, said the commission was “very pleased” that the National School Resourcing Board “has recognized the inherent inequities with the current methodology.” The commission looks forward to “a new approach to ensure fair and equitable funding

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