11 Jul 2018
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11 Jul 2018
Artist impression of the new Alexandria Park Community School. Credit: design by TKD Architects.
Treasurer Dominic Perrottet, Education Minister Rob Stokes and Early Childhood Minister Sarah Mitchell outlined a range of new initiatives funded by the $17.3 billion education budget in 2018-19.
The Government will be investing $6 billion over the next four years to deliver more than 170 new and upgraded schools, including planning for more than 20 new projects.
"We are proud to be making this unprecedented investment into the future of our children," Mr Perrottet said.
"This year's NSW Budget takes our already record school building program to another level – a massive 170 schools new and upgraded schools over the next four years.
"That brings our total schools building program to 230 new and upgraded schools since 2011."
"The NSW Liberals & Nationals Government's strong financial management has allowed us to invest so heavily in our schools and education system."
Mr Stokes said communities right across NSW will benefit from this record investment into education.
"NSW is experiencing an increase in school enrolments and we have in place an unprecedented program of investment in new and upgraded schools to meet this demand," Mr Stokes said.
A staged investment of $500 million is being allocated to provide cooling for schools, while improving the indoor environmental quality, through the installation of smart and sustainable air conditioning systems powered by solar energy.
In another landmark initiative, NSW will become the first Australian state to provide universal access to community preschool for three years old under a $197.8 million program.
"Because of this historic investment, average daily fees will decrease significantly and the savings will go directly back into the pockets of hard working families," Mrs Mitchell said.
This brings total spending on early childhood education to $474.3 million in 2018-19.
Other education investment in the 2018-19 NSW Budget includes:
The NSW Government will also invest $1.3 billion on non-government schools, an increase of 7.5 per cent on 2017-18. This includes a $32 million increase in the Building Grants Assistance Scheme over four years for capital works projects to support enrolment growth in non-government schools.
The record $17.3 billion investment in education allocates $15.7 billion for recurrent expenses and $1.6 billion for capital investment in 2018-19.
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