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No. 3581. PERTH, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1972.
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WA PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO GET $3.5m UNDER NEW SCHEME
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN private schools will get $3.5 million of the $17.2 million allotted to the State in the Feder al government's new $229 million grant for education. The biggest portion of the Federal grant—S 215 million—will go to school buildings. will be shared among the States over five year s, beginning after June next year.
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schools cent of the capital grants capita grants for running five years to renovate exGovernment will get S167 million of are for new facilities and costs to a percentage of isting facilities and to this money, independent 30 per cent for replace- the cost of educating a replace or augment inments. child in a government adequate schools S48 million ones. The In announcing this in The Commonwealth will school, the Prime Minis- actual amount being parliament last week, the also invite each State to ter has assured Catholic made available will be Prime Minister, Mr. Mc- join with it in sharing schools that cost in- approximately $800,000. Mahon, said his govern- equally the costs of creases will no longer "The new per capita ment was also widening making per capita grants erode the value of gov- grants will leave a big its State aid commit- to independent schools ernment grants. margin of costs to be give more at a rate equal to 40 per to ment • "For the first time in covered by school fees. money to meet the run- cent of the assessed Aus- 20 years there can be This is to be expected. ning costs of the private tralia-wide cost of educa- 'proper planning "While it may not be and ting a child in a govern- c ommitment of re- possible to reduce existschool system. sources'. ing fees significantly, Commonwealth ment school. The "New ground is broken the new measures should The now pays 550 for each Commonwealth primary school child, will pay its 20 per cent by the proposed meas- prevent fees from inand S68 for each second- from January 1, 1973, and ures, and the Prime Min- creasing beyond t h e ary student attending it is hoped the W.A. State ister and his colleague, reach of the lower inprivate schools. The cost government will join in Mr. Malcolm Fraser, Min- come parents. is $34 million this year. the scheme. The exact ister for Education and "Until the actual grants size of the per capita Science, can quite justi- for 1973 are announced This will be increased grants for 1973 will not fiably claim that they re- late this year, no assessby $14.29 mlilion next present 'a milestone in ment can be made of year as part of a scheme be known until late this improving the education their impact on fees. year. to subsidise private of all Australian child"Nevertheless, there school costs to the equivFather J. Nestor, chair- ren.' should be a growth of alent of S40 percent of man of the W.A. Educaconfidence within the what it costs to educate tion Commission, when MILLSTONES OR Catholic school system a child in a government asked to comment on the MILESTONES? such as it has not known school. new proposals, said: "In the past decade, for 20 years. Under the new propo"The Prime Minister's Catholic parents discov"For this the governsals mapped out by the statement on additional ered more millstones ment deserves recogniPrime Minister, indepen- direct assistance to Gov- than milestones in the tion." dent schools in W.A. will ernment and indepen- vicissitudes of Catholic For the first time the from St. John of God get $3.5 million for the dent schools is of the education. Young parannual Florence Nightin- Hospital, Subiaco and provision of new school greatest significance and ents saw little hope of a f acilities and the replace- hitherto unequalled Catholic school educagale observance became Fr. P. McCrann, chapthe Catholic an inter-church shared lain of ment of old ones over the value for Catholic tion for their children, service of five years beginning July schools for three rea- and they feared that, dedication Nurses Guild who read 1, 1973. sons: even if classroom places BANGLADESH last year was the focus for when it took place at the Prayer for Others; Wesley Church, last Sun- and (below) Sr. Dorothy were made available, the The actual amount O "The new grants for urgent emergency charitable aid. Currently the day night. Clarke, Principal Tutor,. required fees would be available to buildings will Catholic school need is still urgent, but it has shifted to reP.M.H., and from St.. schools isn't yet known. guarantee the expansion prohibitive. Seen at the ceremony solving the vast problems John's, Subiaco, Barbara "The new measures habilitation and But it is expected to be of the Catholic school find were (above) Sr. Della Szymanski, Christine in the region of $368,000 system. They are the first promise to reverse this associated with the country trying to Strada Mulkeen, Matron, per year for new facilit- government initiative to situation and to replace normalcy. and Sr. Conrad O'Sulli- Colgan and Sr. Cornelius depression with confidies, and $157,000 for re- assure this. Principal Tutor Tobin, Midwifery Tutor. Mr. Ole Volfing, Direc- and Catholic agencies van, placements. Seventy per • "By relating the per ence. tor of the U.N. High operate in projects dis"The Prime Minister, Commission Office for cussed at weekly meetthe Minister for Educa- Refugees, said this while ings with U.N. and Ban tion and Science and in Perth this week to gladesh government offitheir cabinet colleagues add U.N. weight to the cials. deserve sincere thanks AUSTCARE Appeal that While massive quantiand congratulations. takes place throughout ties of grain, 200,000 tons "Twice in the past 12 Australia this month (see per month must be secmonths, Mr. McMahon page 6). ured by the government, and Mr. Fraser underThe U.N. plays its role there are the practical took a painstaking and in conducting the neces- urgent needs of the little energetic review of the sary diplomatic moves people: bare elements for school situation and ar- so that the voluntary housing, tools for work, rested a financia' crisis agencies can carry on agricultural aids for the the for indej Pendent their programmes. This badly needed crop at the schools. AUSTCARE end of this year. is where USUALLY COME BACK FOR "Equally heartening is the clear assurance by ANOTHER . . . AND ANOTHER Mr. Whitlam and Mr. K. AND ANOTHER . . . Beazley (Shadow Minister for Education) that the Labor Party will existing all maintain forms of aid. VATICAN CITY: Pope Paul has again appealed "The value of the new the end of the Vietnam war. for grants Commonwealth rests more on their hisHe made the appeal in in the United States, and torical significance than answer to a request by in the rest of the world, on the actual amounts in- 300 American students in are now suffering bevolved; it is an assertion Rome. They had asked cause of the aggravation of principle and policy him to "reiterate your of the war in Vietnam in and a promise for the numerous for which their country is pleas future including a guar- peace and lead us in involved. • Glides silently on Nylofelt. antee of the expansion of prayer to inspire the • Waist high centre lift-lock operates the Catholic school sys- leaders of the world to "We express the hope double bar locking for added protection. tem. work together for this that on both sides of the • 149 production sizes for every operation of war will THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN application. "In fact, over the five- cause." • Removable mul lions for come to an end, and that coincidrequest 55 milTheir period, some year or double , CARS multiple installation. lion would be needed for ed with demonstrations noble and generous proposals for rapid, sincere and students while the $2.6 by new buildings, AUTHORISED GENERAL MOTORS O btainable from million is being provid- peace groups in the US. and effective negotiations HOLDEN DEALER Pope Paul, at his gen- for a cease-fire and for ed in the new proposals. peace will waved to prevail audience, over eral do quoted The figures 1308 Albany Hwy. not include the cost of the students and said: every other interest, and FLY1TI , "We know that these that, in this way, an honthe sites. 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