Peninsula receives extra $1 million

Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein has announced an additional $1 million in funding for public schools on the Peninsula, as a result of the Gonski agreement.

The funding is to be delivered through the NSW Government's Resource Allocation Model which allocates funds based on the characteristics of individual schools and their students.

"In 2014, this includes almost $1 million in additional funding for six schools on the Peninsula and almost $1.4 million electorate wide in total across 21 public schools; bringing the total planned socio-economic and Aboriginal allocation to nearly $2.3 million."

The Peninsula schools are Brisbane Water Secondary College, Umina Public School, Pretty Beach Public School, Ettalong Public School, Woy Woy Public School and Woy Woy South Public School.

Mr Holstein said the funding model gave local principals and school communities a much greater say in how their funding was spent from next year, giving students greater opportunity to succeed.

"I welcome the autonomy the RAM is giving principals and school staff, as well as the additional funding marked for schools in the Gosford electorate," he said.

Media release, 25 Oct 2013

Chris Holstein, Member for Gosford