Public funding of private schools has substantially contributed to education inequality, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
('Students reap funds outside public system', Sun Herald 6 April, p. 4, http://j.mp/1ehLMiT)
Dr Kaye said: "The average private school can afford to spend $4,000 more on each of their students than the average public school, largely due to state and federal subsidies.