Regional NSW parents count cost of educating children over 13 years of school

Helen Gregory
January 30 2019 - 2:30pm
Worth it: Nichole Davidson with sons Solomon, Angus, Finn and Isaiah said paying for independent schooling was "an investment in their lives" and "while we can, we will". "Their character is more important to me than their academic performance." Picture: Simone De Peak
Worth it: Nichole Davidson with sons Solomon, Angus, Finn and Isaiah said paying for independent schooling was "an investment in their lives" and "while we can, we will". "Their character is more important to me than their academic performance." Picture: Simone De Peak

Parents in regional NSW are paying more for a public school education than anywhere else apart from metropolitan Queensland, according to new ASG Planning for Education Index research.

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Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Journalist

Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.

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