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A major compliance crackdown on a $5bn disability funding scheme has forced NSW private schools to repay huge sums over the past four years – search the full list.
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Canberra Star

Good morning Wentyl,

One in three private schools across Australia has been stripped of federal disability funding after being audited, with some losing more than a million dollars, shocking new figures show.

A total of 63 NSW schools have had to repay just under $2.4m in the past four years, with some forced to hand over nearly half a million dollars.

Education Minister Jason Clare has admitted the $5bn Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability scheme “is not working as it should”.

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