, were flying to the UK watch the King’s First VIII race in the schoolboys’ Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup.that flights were originally intended to be first class, an expense signed off by Mrs Abrahams, although were later changed to business class.
Mrs Abrahams’ letter acknowledged the story had caused “a degree of concern” for some in the school community. She said the regatta was an ideal opportunity to engage with strategically relevant schools, “namely, boarding schools that row, are recognised as best-in-class and are thus aligned with The King’s School”.
King’s headmasters have travelled to the United Kingdom for many decades to “develop, sustain, and enhance relationships with these like-minded schools to enrich the opportunities available to the staff and students of King’s,” an essential activity interrupted by the pandemic, Mrs Abrahams said. “Being at Henley to support the crew’s assault on the Princess Elizabeth Cup and to meet with schools that can help advance our strategic initiatives is more important,” Mrs Abrahams said. The travel was arranged according to the protocols of the school council and the school.initially approached King’s, the school did not comment on suggestions the trip was worth $45,000, including accommodation. Mrs Abrahams told the school community on Tuesday that cost was “grossly exaggerated.
JordsBaker lucy_carroll Imagine paying the amount of money this place charges then finding out they think their paying customers are dumb enough to swallow the explanation they sent out
JordsBaker lucy_carroll Yeah they don’t deserve any government funding! The spouses should pay for themselves if they decide to go!
lucy_carroll JordsBaker look at their behaviour at the head of the river. Would you expect anything else?
JordsBaker lucy_carroll Why do private schools get public funding?
JordsBaker lucy_carroll 'Private' schools should not receive any taxpayer funds from State & Commonwealth govts if this partlicular one is receiving just over $58 million in fees, charges & parent contributions it's clear they don't need it !!
JordsBaker lucy_carroll I teach my students: 'When you are in a hole, stop digging'
JordsBaker lucy_carroll Not in any company I've ever worked for.
JordsBaker lucy_carroll Shouldn’t your piece also include this tiny detail?
JordsBaker lucy_carroll The privileged few. They don't get it do they? Cut the government funding.
JordsBaker lucy_carroll Headmaster: Why are the peasants complaining?
JordsBaker lucy_carroll The last article I read was that it was first class. Regardless, they certainly are a business. FML
JordsBaker lucy_carroll Gotta spend that job keeper somehow
JordsBaker lucy_carroll They should receive no public funding
JordsBaker lucy_carroll Which is why people want an end to the over funding of private schools
JordsBaker lucy_carroll Doesn’t SMH have something better to do than this. What about business class flights by SMH staff and directors. Publish these stats for the last 12 months, I dare you.
JordsBaker lucy_carroll “Business class trips are standard”…….. and they still don’t see the problem.
JordsBaker lucy_carroll Yet another reason why elite private schools should receive minimal public funding.
JordsBaker lucy_carroll Federal education tax dollars at work ... Liberals love this sort of rorting. 🙄
JordsBaker lucy_carroll They may well be a top private school but they're not very clever are they? Somebody should advise them to reconsider their defence strategy.
JordsBaker lucy_carroll Exactly who are these trips standard for?
JordsBaker lucy_carroll I expect this from a Liberal government. Surely Labor will stop it!
JordsBaker lucy_carroll It's our taxes that fund these grubs!
JordsBaker lucy_carroll “The most recent figures show that for 2020 King’s School and its primary school campus Tudor House in Mossvale received more than $21 million in recurrent funding from state and Commonwealth governments.”
JordsBaker lucy_carroll Of course they are... that's the problem.
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JordsBaker lucy_carroll Standard Taxpayers paying for this. Time to jettison this burden on the nation. We are struggling with essential services and paying for this preening set of bludgers.
JordsBaker lucy_carroll 'Private' schools should not be funded with 'public' money.
JordsBaker lucy_carroll Well, if this is standard practice.. then they can stop putting their hand out for tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer funding because they clearly don't need it.
JordsBaker lucy_carroll Lol, what a self-own
JordsBaker lucy_carroll Let them eat cake