ISCA

The Independent Schools Council of Australia (ISCA) represents the interests of the independent school sector on a national basis such as in relation to Commonwealth funding and representation on national policy making bodies. Its eight member State and Territory Associations of Independent Schools represent a growing sector with 1,022 schools and 484,493 full-time equivalent (FTE) students, 14 percent of all school enrolments in Australia.

Media Release 19th June, 2007

Putting facts back into the school education debate

"Public debate on schooling has been undermined by misrepresentation about how non-government schools are funded," said Mr Bill Daniels, Executive Director of the Independent Schools Council of Australia.

Mr Daniels said the independent sector is concerned that debate on funding issues was focused only on Australian Government contributions.

"Some people have the impression that non-government schools get more public funding than government schools," said Mr Daniels. "Nothing could be further from the truth. Taking into account state and territory government and Australian Government contributions to Australian school education, students in independent schools on average receive less than half the public support of students in government schools and many students get far less."

ISCA Publications

The Independent Schools Council of Australia  (ISCA) regularly produces Independent Updates to provide information on the contribution of independent schools to education in Australia and facts about their funding. The latest updates can be found at the ISCA website www.isca.edu.au