House debates

Wednesday, 14 June 2017

Bills

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2017-2018; Consideration in Detail

4:20 pm

Photo of Melissa PriceMelissa Price (Durack, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

These changes we will see will be a great improvement in remote Indigenous communities where, if you want to measure need surely there is none greater anywhere in this country. Djugerari Remote Community School with around seven students, all of whom are Indigenous, will be allocated an estimated $12,450 per student in Commonwealth funding in 2018, growing to $22,508 per student in 2027. That means that total Commonwealth funding over 2018 to 2027 for Djugerari will be around $1.2 million, a total increase of around $393,000. Minister, how will the Commonwealth's allocation of funding grow for schools such as the Geraldton Flexible Learning Centre, which is a Catholic school in Geraldton— (Time expired)

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