ACT Education Budget Overspend: Teachers Struggle
Update: 2025-12-08
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ACT Governments Education Budget Overspend: Teachers Struggle with Overcrowded ClassroomsThe ACT governments education budget has seen a significant overspend, with nearly seventy million dollars more allocated to staffing than planned for the current financial year. This includes funds for schools, where teachers are managing up to forty students, a substantial increase from the usual twenty-one to thirty. Despite the budget increasing each year, costs continue to outpace expectations, leading to less money for maintenance and an increase in international fee-paying students. The government attributes this to addressing student needs, but teachers are facing considerable stress and anxiety due to additional playground duties and lost planning time. Minister Yvette Berry has acknowledged system-wide mismanagement within the directorate, and a spending review is underway.
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