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The ACT Council of Parents and Citizens Associations – the peak body for Canberra’s public school parents – welcomes the much-needed additional spending on schools detailed in today’s ACT budget.

The ACT Council of Parents and Citizen Associations (Council) welcomes the Auditor’s Report into the performance of ACT public schools. Some of the findings underscore concerns which Council has held for some time, especially around the area of school autonomy.

As the ACT election nears, the ACT Council of Parents and Citizens Associations (Council) has released an Education Report Card grading candidates on their school policies. 

Canberra’s key public-school parent group, the ACT Council of Parents and Citizens Associations (Council), is calling for ACT election candidates to commit to prioritising student safety by addressing the traffic chaos around schools.

Representatives of public school parent organisations are asking ACT election candidates to offer help to P&Cs (Parent and Citizen Associations).

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