$500M Promise for Non-Govt NSW Schools

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks to dignitaries and members of the Invictus Team Australia Squad at the official launch at Admiralty House on Jun. 7, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. Toby Zerna/Getty Images

Catholic and independent schools in NSW would receive half a billion dollars from the state government over the next four years to help cope with growing enrolments if the coalition is re-elected.

The $500 million will go towards building more classrooms and upgrading facilities for non-government schools across the state.