EN0992 taxpayer funding of schools

Dear Petitioner,


This is to provide you with an update on the progress of your recent petition on the following terms.

Petition number:	EN0992 (Please quote in future correspondence)
Date submitted:	29/07/2019
Number of signatures:	92

Terms:

• Reason: Australia appears to be the only country in the world that provides taxpayer funding for private schools. With religious schools it seems Scotland gives taxpayer funding to catholic schools as a result of a 1920's laws. Muslim countries give taxpayer funding to Islamic schools. There doesn't seem to be any other country in the world that has taxpayer funding for in effect private religious schools.
• Request: We therefore ask the House to stop taxpayer funding for all private and religious schools. If a person wants a private or religious school education for their children it should be paid for at their own expense, not by what is in effect government welfare for the elite.

The petition was considered at a recent meeting of the Committee, and certified as meeting the requirements for petitions. It was presented to the House on 9/09/2019 and has recently been referred to the Minister for Education. Under the petition requirements, Ministers have 90 days from presentation in the House to respond to a petition.



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