Church Schools - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 08 Mar 2015 21:44:45 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Church Schools - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 UK Greens would remove state funding of church schools https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/03/10/uk-greens-would-remove-state-funding-of-church-schools/ Mon, 09 Mar 2015 14:05:24 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=68841 The Green Party in the United Kingdom would strip church schools of taxpayer funding if it became the government. The Greens are now sitting at 11 per cent support in polling ahead of the May general election in the UK. They are close to a position where they could influence policy of a future government. Read more

UK Greens would remove state funding of church schools... Read more]]> The Green Party in the United Kingdom would strip church schools of taxpayer funding if it became the government.

The Greens are now sitting at 11 per cent support in polling ahead of the May general election in the UK.

They are close to a position where they could influence policy of a future government.

Other policies of the Greens include removing the charitable status of independent schools and banning religious instruction during school hours.

Large schools would be broken up and "creative" subjects given as much weight as "academic" ones.

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UK Greens would remove state funding of church schools]]> 68841 Samoan Government allocates $6 million for private schools https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/05/16/samoan-government-allocates-6-million-private-schools/ Thu, 15 May 2014 19:04:03 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=57855

The Samoan Government this week allocated $6 million Tala for its annual commitment to support and improve the education sector in pre-schools, the private and church operated school system. "This is a continuing commitment on the part of Government in recognition of the contribution by the churches and private schools to the education of the Read more

Samoan Government allocates $6 million for private schools... Read more]]> The Samoan Government this week allocated $6 million Tala for its annual commitment to support and improve the education sector in pre-schools, the private and church operated school system.

"This is a continuing commitment on the part of Government in recognition of the contribution by the churches and private schools to the education of the country," the Prime Minister told the representatives of church and private school operators.

The funds distribution has been moved to the first half of the year given the suggestions by some schools that the money is needed at the start of the school year.

The allocation of the funds to schools is based on the number of students each school has.

The Government financial support started with $50,000 in 1984.

The major church denominations were amongst the pioneers to provide formal education before the establishment of the government education system.

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Samoan Government allocates $6 million for private schools]]> 57855 Solomons opposition party will return schools to church control https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/03/21/solomons-opposition-party-will-return-schools-church-control/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:30:17 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=55724

A Solomon Islands opposition party says it will encourage greater involvement of churches in education if it forms the new government following the national elections later this year. The People's Alliance Party says the involvement of churches in education was reduced in 1970 when they were allowed to administer only secondary schools. Before that churches Read more

Solomons opposition party will return schools to church control... Read more]]> A Solomon Islands opposition party says it will encourage greater involvement of churches in education if it forms the new government following the national elections later this year.

The People's Alliance Party says the involvement of churches in education was reduced in 1970 when they were allowed to administer only secondary schools.

Before that churches ran both primary and secondary schools throughout Solomon Islands.

The People's Alliance Party said it will return the control over schools to the churches in order to re-strengthen the future orderly behaviour of Solomon Islanders.

The party believes how young Solomon Islanders should behave depends on the discipline exerted at schools, and only the churches can ensure this.

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