Aboriginal program funding cut back

It is with regret that I have to write to your paper and inform the community that anticipated funding for Aboriginal programs at Brisbane Water Secondary College has been severely cut back.

We will now only receive one third of State Government funds, meaning that our recently advertised position as Aboriginal Education Worker will not be funded.

We have also been offered less than five per cent of our request for Federal Government funding, meaning that initiatives such as our Homework Centre cannot proceed as planned.

With Education Week upon us and Reconciliation Week and National Sorry Day following shortly, it is an unfortunate situation regarding the funding of programs to support learning and achievement by our students.

However, despite these setbacks, Brisbane Water Secondary College is committed to ongoing improvement of students' abilities and results as they progress through secondary school.

We will continue to offer the widest range of programs and opportunities for our students so that they can achieve quality outcomes.

David Beattie Principal, Woy Woy Senior Campus