In the latest election grab, non-government schools will benefit from a record $500 million investment in new buildings if the Liberals and Nationals government stay in power.
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The increased investment will be delivered through grants under the Building Grants Assistance Scheme, which directs funding towards areas of greatest need, with four schools in the Highlands set to benefit.
Labor candidate for Goulburn, Dr Ursula Stephens, has said the latest announcement by the Liberal government was "last minute tactics by a desperate government, given polling is so close".
The scheme takes into account fees, demographics and socio-economic characteristics of the school.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the additional funding was only possible thanks to the NSW Liberals and Nationals government's strong economic management.
"We have provided record funding for the public school system, and we are providing record support for the Catholic and independent school sectors as well," she said.
Liberal candidate for Wollondilly Nathaniel Smith, said the capital funding boost will allow non-government schools to build, extend or upgrade, giving students great facilities for study and recreation.
"Local schools like St Michael's Primary at Mittagong, Wollondilly Anglican College, Southern Highlands Christian School, and Chevalier College will all get the opportunity to get funding for important capital works," he said.
"Seeing kids at a school with facilities that can properly accommodate them, helps students feel excited about attending and studying, and helps parents like me feel more excited about their day at school."
Education Minister Rob Stokes said the NSW Liberals & Nationals recognise that funding for school infrastructure should be consistent with a needs-based sector-blind approach to support the schools who need it the most.
"This record funding announcement will continue to ensure that every student in NSW continues to receive the best possible education, in the best facilities - no matter where they go to school," he said.
The increased funding for non-government schools is in addition to the NSW Government's $6 billion investment over the next four years to deliver more than 170 new and upgraded public schools across the State.
As part of the Gonski schools funding agreement, NSW was also the only State to provide an extra $712 million to public schools to complement the Commonwealth's $1.2 billion Choice and Affordability Fund
Jo-Ann Davidson, Labor candidate for Wollondilly, said she was disappointed to see an announcement like this and that the Liberal and National government showed no regard for the public sector.
"Labor's position towards funding for schools has always been 80 per cent public schools and 20 per cent non government. The Liberals and Nationals are continuing to deny every public school student hundreds of dollars each year," she said.
"Why are they [Liberal and National's] spending $500 million dollars on non government schools, when the public sector is being ignored."
The Liberal government announcement comes after the Labor government announced on March 10, in which they would provide NSW public schools with an extra $2.7 billion worth of Gonski needs-based funding.
Shadow minister of education and former school principal, Jihad Dib, said he was proud that Labor was investing in education like never before.
"This is the game changer. While politicians talk about giving every single child the best opportunity in education, only the Labor party will deliver it," he said.
"I know from first-hand experience the difference a fair funding model can make."
The budget impact statement and policy costing for both parties were released on March 18, 2019.
The Statements show the costs of each proposed policy, and the total impact of the policies on the New South Wales budget for the current budget year and three years forward.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Stephen Bartos said "budget impact statements allow voters to inform themselves about the costs of each side's policies. The process helps improve both accountability and transparency. "