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Enrolments in Australian Catholic schools have dropped for the second year in a row as the number of students at independent schools increases.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Catholic school enrolments dropped by 1000 students last year.

The data comes as the NSW government this week announced it would spend $500 million on the construction of new classrooms for Catholic and non-government schools.

 

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Sad about that. Many of my friends & a g/son did high achieve at Catholic Schools. Good teachers & good values are dwindling in society and the teachings were good. (In spite of those horrible priest imposters)

And out come the Catholic bashers with Jane Caro and Dee Madigan leading the charge.

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