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EDUCATION
Fix this textJOURNAL OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEACHERS FEDERATION
Fix this textAgreement No. PP255003 00104
Fix this textVo 1. 8 0 No. 6 May 24. 1999
Fix this textPrivate school salaries overtake public
Fix this textby Sue Simpson
Fix this textEducation Minister John Aquilina
Fix this textcan no longer claim NSW public
Fix this textschool teachers are the highest
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Fix this textThe Association of
Fix this textIndependent Schools (AIS) award
Fix this textcovers teachers in about 300 so-
Fix this textcalled elite pnvate schools. As
Fix this textof May 1 this year, a four year
Fix this texttrained teacher covered by that
Fix this textaward who reaches the top of the
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Fix this textpublic school who has just
Fix this textreached step 13. On May 1, 2000
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Fix this text$53,817 which is 7.25 per cent
Fix this textahead of the current rate of a pub-
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Fix this textUnder the AIS award, experi-
Fix this textenced four year trained teachers
Fix this texthave access by means of a sue-
Fix this textcessful panel interview to the
Fix this textSenior Teacher 1 (ST 1) classifica-
Fix this texttion. As of May 1 the ST 1 is paid
Fix this text4.8 per cent higher than an experi-
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Fix this textstep 13. On May 1, 2000 the same
Fix this textteacher will be paid $55,518
Fix this textwhich is 10.6 per cent ahead of the
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Fix this textteacher on step 13.
Fix this textDuring the election campaign
Fix this textthe Minister defended his record
Fix this textin delivering a 17 per cent salary
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Fix this textin the last salaries award. He also
Fix this textgave commitments that negotia-
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Fix this textTime is running out if the
Fix this textGovernment is to negotiate in
Fix this textgood faith. The 17 per cent
Fix this textincrease is now looking dowdy
Fix this textbeside the salaries of four year
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Fix this textPublic school teachers should
Fix this textnot be paid less than teachers in
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Fix this textComparing the salaries and
Fix this textconditions of teachers under dif-
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Fix this textIndustrial Relations Commission
Fix this textcan be difficult. While salary rates
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Fix this textawards, the AIS award reveals
Fix this textstarkly that the Federation’s claim
Fix this textfor a minimum 7.5 per cent per
Fix this textannum is hardly unreasonable.
Fix this textTeachers in AIS schools may
Fix this textalso receive above award pay-
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Fix this textTeachers at Abbotsleigh receive
Fix this textthe highest girls’ school above
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Fix this textadditional duties such as coach of
Fix this textthe first eleven cricket team.
Fix this textFour year trained teachers in
Fix this textCatholic systemic schools still
Fix this texthave access by panel interview to
Fix this textthe STI classification although it
Fix this textis being phased out over three
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Fix this textpublic school teachers. These
Fix this textteachers are currently earning
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Fix this textAll these private schools
Fix this textreceive NSW Government fund-
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Fix this textthe cost of educating a child in a
Fix this textpublic school in addition to gener-
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Fix this textthere is no lessening of the sub-
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Fix this textBecause of the legislation in
Fix this textthe Education Act guaranteeing
Fix this textprivate schools the 25 per cent
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Fix this textT continuedpage 3
Fix this text37 days to go, Mr Minister
Fix this textExtra $756 million to private schools
Fix this textby Sally Edsall
Fix this textThe Federal Government will
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Fix this textThe Federal Budget has
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Fix this textCatholic schools will receive
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Fix this textFederal Education and Training
Fix this textMinister Dr David Kemp was
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Fix this textHerald (May 13) saying that the
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Fix this text“The ability to support parents’
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Fix this text“More families will have a
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Fix this textDavid Kemp,
Fix this text7.30 Report, May 12
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Fix this textThe Federal Government con-
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Fix this textIn 1997, public schools
Fix this textreceived 34.6 per cent of recurrent
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Fix this textThe changes announced in the
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Fix this textpublic education by way of the
Fix this textEnrolment Benchmark Adjustment
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Fix this textbe around $4O million.
Fix this textHow the new funding
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Fix this textA Socio-Economic Status (SES)
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Fix this textschools such as St Ignatius and St
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Fix this textA SES index for an individual
Fix this textstudent will be determined by refer-
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Fix this textThe data from all the Census
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Fix this textIt should be noted that the
Fix this textinformation for an individual stu-
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Fix this text$800 million deficit for public schools
Fix this textIn 1996 the Federal Government
Fix this textspent 73 cents on public schools
Fix this textfor every one dollar that was spent
Fix this texton private schools (itself a consid-
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Fix this textdeclined to 61 cents. As a result of
Fix this textthe windfall private schools are to
Fix this textreceive in the 1999 Budget, which
Fix this textwill be progressively imple-
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Fix this textlike 57 cents!
Fix this textIn 2003 private schools will
Fix this textreceive over $3.2 billion. By 2001
Fix this textsimply restoring government
Fix this textschools to the 1996 ratio of 73
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Fix this textadditional sum in the region of
Fix this text$4OO million for government
Fix this textschools. By 2003 this figure will
Fix this textbe nearer $BOO million.
Fix this textRoy Martin, AEU Research Of&cer
Fix this textCranbrook
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Fix this textKnox Grammar
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Fix this textSydney Grammar
Fix this text$ 50,000
Fix this textTrinity Grammar
Fix this text$ 40.000
Fix this textNewington Prep
Fix this text$ 38,000
Fix this textSceggs Redlands
Fix this text$ 42,000
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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