Only 1.3% of public schools receive the minimum funding they need from governments. Public schools in the McConnel electorate were underfunded by $14 million in 2022. That’s $2,545 per student that year. Meanwhile 98% of private schools are overfunded!
It’s a system that heaps privilege onto a fortunate few, while robbing millions of disadvantaged kids of their futures. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In Queensland, Labor is in government both state and federally. They could end this crisis tomorrow.
Join us to chat about all things public school funding, how we got here, and the Greens plan to fight for genuinely fully funded public education. Throughout the forum, you'll hear from Senator Penny Allman-Payne, Stephen Bates MP and Holstein Wong, Greens candidate for McConnel.
