Parent’s income tax returns could be used to decide the funding levels of the private schools their children attend, under a proposal being brought forward by the National School Resourcing Board.
Currently the funding is decided by Socio-economic scores based on the income, education, and occupation of areas where the students live.
Independent and Catholic schools were briefed by the board on the contents of the report, with Catholic schools set to receive a funding a funding boost under the new modelling.