Coalition admits states could derail its $4.6bn for Catholic and independent schools

Dan Tehan says he hopes states and territories won’t make schoolchildren ‘pay the price for our discussions’

The education minister, Dan Tehan, has conceded the states could derail the Coalition’s $4.6bn package for Catholic and independent schools but warned “we don’t want to make schoolkids pay the price” for debates about fair funding.

The comments on the ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday raise the prospect that children in all sectors – including government schools – could miss out on funding increases legislated in 2017 if dissidents such as the New South Wales education minister, Rob Stokes, continue to demand state schools share in extra funding given to non-government schools.

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