Free uniforms and stationery are on offer to those who enrol at a new charter school.
Millions of dollars will be spent on new charter or “partnership” schools despite hundreds of spare places at surrounding state options.
However, the Government says the schools, which open next year, will offer parents a new model of education, and population growth means impact on existing schools will be minimal.
That has not stopped disquiet from one principal who says it is unfair to expect lower decile schools to compete with charter schools offering free uniforms, stationery and no donations. Continue reading