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St Lucia property owners capturing value from Ironside State School

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Gene Tunny

A story in the Courier-Mail this morning regarding Ironside State School in St Lucia, Brisbane reinforces Independent Schools Queensland head David Robertson’s argument for reforming school funding arrangements (see QEW post), as it appears parents are very willing to pay … Continue reading →

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Excellent proposal for school funding reform from ISQ head David Robertson

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Gene Tunny

In today’s Courier-Mail, the head of Independent Schools Queensland has come out in support of reforming school funding arrangements, either through a levy on wealthy parents whose children attend state schools or a means-tested voucher scheme. ISQ head David Robertson … Continue reading →

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Qld private independent schools saving taxpayers $1 billion per annum

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Gene Tunny

Independent Schools Queensland yesterday released a report it commissioned from AEC Group on the economic contribution of its 190 member schools (i.e. non-Catholic private schools) to Queensland, revealing a direct contribution of over 14,000 jobs and $1.8 billion in gross … Continue reading →

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Independent schools right to be worried about GST broadening – parents already fee sensitive

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Gene Tunny

Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ), which represents non-Catholic private schools, released an excellent discussion paper earlier this week prepared by Mikayla Novak on the impacts of broadening the GST to include education. The paper notes that, if GST were applied to … Continue reading →

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