Sydney schools in north and west hit hardest by federal budget cuts

By Eryk Bagshaw
Updated May 28 2015 - 7:14pm, first published 6:16pm
Education Minister Adrian Piccoli speaks to the principal and teachers at Villawood North Public School amid concerns about funding.
 Photo: Nick Moir
Education Minister Adrian Piccoli speaks to the principal and teachers at Villawood North Public School amid concerns about funding. Photo: Nick Moir
Adrian Piccoli photographs a story on a library wall about David Gonski's visit to Villawood North Public School. The issue of Gonski funding is on the education agenda. Photo: Nick Moir
Adrian Piccoli photographs a story on a library wall about David Gonski's visit to Villawood North Public School. The issue of Gonski funding is on the education agenda. Photo: Nick Moir
Overcrowded schools are set to get squeezed. Photo: Steve Christo
Overcrowded schools are set to get squeezed. Photo: Steve Christo

Overcrowded and vulnerable public schools in north and western Sydney could be hit hardest by budget cuts over the next decade as the federal government strips up to $9.6 billion from NSW schools.

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