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MONEY FOR CA CANBERRA: - The Commonwealth Government will by 1980 bring its basic grant to non - government schools to 20 percent per pupil of government school running costs and wants States to raise their grants to 20 percent also.
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N.Z. The level of enthusiasm for the cause of Christian unity varies greaty, and is the single biggest impediment to ecumenical progress, according to Bishop
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dren to government schools. The breaking of the link with actual government school costs would tend to increase the gap between government and non -government schools. Many non -government cost of the scheme," he The Minister continued: This was announced by said. 'The Government wishes school organisations also the Mi sister for Education, called for a significant inNon -government schools to encourage choke and Senator Carrick on June 9 are also to receive ad- diversity in education and crease in capital grants. in a statewent on guideditional assistance in the to assist parents to exercise lines for Extucation Com- area of SUPPORT, OPPOSMON migrant and multi- the right of choice of missions for 1979-81. Both the Australian cultural education. schooling for their children The Minister said that in Teachers Federation and An extra $500,000 will in either government or the Australian Council the matter of recurrent of non -government schools. grants the automatic link- be available for teaching State School Organisations English and stimulating "Its the programmes ing of of sought non -government increased recurrent of community grants towards running costs and capital funding for govfunds to those of govern- teaching recognise this principle and ernment schools. ment schools would cost in languages. On the other hand, also the expectation that 1979 an additional $9.1m. Both argued against incapital grants to non-gov- the States and the non - creases in non The progressive steps -government will be reduced government byETAO schools will towards the 20 per cent school funding which would contribution in levels 1, 2 ernment schools in 1979 continue to make reason- involve transfers from govand 3 schools would cost, will be reduced by $1 mil- able contributions towards ernment schools. lion; the corresponding re- the operating costs of their in 1979, $2.4m. Major non -government in government schools and systems. school organisations includLooking at other levels, duction schools will be $6.2 million. the Minister said that he He said that for the ing the National Catholic accepted The Minister said that by current year, expenditure on Education the Commission Australian Schools Commission's view the end of 1978 most States education was estimated to (NCEC), the National that schools in level 6 were would have reached or be almost 9 percent of total Council of Independent Schools (NCIS) and the continuing to fall further passed the resource use Commonwealth outlays. behind standards in govern- targets established by the In 1979, the Government Australian Parents Council ment schools and that ur- Kannel Committee and would provide an increase (APC) were very cautious gent additional assistance reaffirmed by the Schools of one percent in total about the pronosals but was required. Commission as minimum school funds compared with NCIS gave qualified acceptance of the recurrent fund"In 1979 it will provide desirable levels of resource 1978. ing scheme as an interim increases in grants to these use, and that by the end of Senator Carrick referred schools of $5 per primary 1979 all State systems may to reactions he had received proposal. NCIS student and $6 per second- well have done so. welcomed the to Triennium Report he Target Resource Stitidard ary student in addition to He said that from 1978 had issued in April. as a better total basin the increases from the autoenrolments would for fundThere was a wide variety ing than the present 'SRRI' a matic linkage. This will add begin to fall in most of reactions to the proposed but argued that -unless the approximately $2.5m to the States. recurrent funding scheme for non -government schools, States also accepted it as a means of stabilising exhe said. penditure then non -governThe new scheme gained ment schools would cona measure of support from tinue to fall behind the some government school gnizernment schools. parent organisations and The National Catholic from a limited number of Education Commission groups and individuals as- could not accept the new not be mo,ement in any sociated with the non-gov- scheme, but agreed that direction. ernment sector, non -government schools Rather, the opposite The majority of comment should make a continuing was true. associated with non -govern- and realistic contribution "From a reflection of went schools, however, op- from private sources. our Faith_ we can con"Let it be clear that posed the proposed subsidy The Australian Parents sider. pur statements. Christians have a lot scheme either wholly or ,in Council argued strenously In co-operation with part; the most frequent ob- against the scheme and was more in common than our.' brethren of other what divides them. jections being: most concerned about the churches, we can retrace "The very mention of The fees required for nature of the tri-partite historical steps and see the Holy Trinity reminds Group 3 schools to achieve agreement and the effect on where division happened. a us of the great cluster minimum 25 percent freedom of choice. of mysteries which is "We can also suggest the badge of every Chrissolutions that can cure tian. division." Here, Bishop Ashby "Likewise those who warned against false ecubear the name 'Chrismenism which blurred tian' respond to this truths. or lacked concern teaching of Jesus Christ for fidelity to the teachby their baptism and by ing of a person's church. a faith which is God graced." "This," he said, "can Bishop Ashby pointed lead to indifference and out that true ecumenism even to distortion of is based on absolute conscience." fidelity to one's own The bishop also said church tradition. that pushing forward the "Our Faith is our frontiers of doctrinal and sheet anchor in all ecumoral agreement was a menical dialogue", he very important task. said. "Indeed, it is only by "We can probe forensuring a doctrinal base ward from the truths we that ecumenical worship hold as Catholics, but we and social endeavour cannot deny or betray can safely proceed. them." It is a question of He said that this did patient and careful work, not mean there could but it does yield results."
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OF VATICAN II Ashby
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church. Speaking to the Christchurch Diocesan Commission on Ecumenism, Bishop Ashby said that ecumenical practice had made fastest progress in the social field.
Bishop Ashby reminded the commission that ecumenism was a principal concern of the Second Vatican Council. He said that it ranked with the great teachings of the Council on liturgy, the place of the laity, co-responsibility of the People of God, respect for human dignity, and liberation from oppression.
"It should be preached, believed and practised with the same emphasis as is given to the Ten Commandments, the Right to Life, and
Human
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ECUMENISM "PRINCIPAL CONCERN"
Thomas' church lost Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. TIEN SINH NGUYEN and eight -monthold BAO KHANH VAN at a Moss of thanks-
giving arrival
of standard costs would act to restrict freedom of choice and force many parents to send their chilshare
courses in said.
Relationship schools," he
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