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MEDIA RELEASE 21 June 2022 Extra year of education an important equity measure Public school parents have welcomed the major reform of early childhood education, announced today in the 2022-23 NSW Budget. The Budget’s signature education announcement is a $5.8…

Grants are available for apprentices and trainees, and government-funded vocational education training (VET) Smart and Skilled learners in flood-affected areas of NSW. As part of the NSW Government North Coast Flood Recovery Support Package, the Vocational Education Hardship Fund and…

MEDIA RELEASE 3 June 2022 P&C Federation NSW congratulates the new Federal Minister for Education on his appointment. The Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of New South Wales congratulates the new Federal Minister for Education, Jason Clare, on his…

Earlier this week, the Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell announced a NSW Government funding package to support public schools (and other education and care service providers) in 7 identified Local Government Areas (LGAs) affected by the floods…

MEDIA RELEASE 23 May 2022 Parents call on the new Federal Government to make public education a priority. The Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of New South Wales congratulates the new Federal Government on their election and looks forward…

This year, P&C Federation celebrates 100 years of P&C volunteering in NSW.  P&C Associations and their parent, carer and community volunteers all around NSW support public schools in their local communities; taking roles in a range of fundraising activities, running…

As the Federal Election on 21 May approaches, many P&C Associations will be planning to hold fundraising events on the school grounds on the day. Please find below main points to consider for Election Day events: There are no specific…

P&C Federation is in the process of rebranding the merchandise that we offer to our members. We now expect that this stock with the new logo will not be available until July. However, while stocks last*, we are making available…

This year’s P&C Federation Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Saturday, 27 August 2022. As per the P&C Federation Constitution, the Councillors (Board members) and Delegates from across NSW meet annually to review annual reports, which showcase the…

The NSW Department of Education is asking parents and carers to share their views in the Have Your Say survey to guide the development of a new Parent and Carer Engagement Framework. The survey is now live and can be…