‘Dog’s breakfast’ philanthropy laws contributing to private school over-funding, report says

New report shows wealthiest schools received over $200m in tax-deductible philanthropic donations for ‘lavish’ projects that did not affect government support

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A “radical” overhaul of tax-deductible donations could prevent wealthy private schools using the system to fund “lavish” facilities.

Research by Save Our Schools has shown that 10 of Australia’s wealthiest schools received more than $200m in donations over a five-year period – income that does not affect the level of government funding they receive.

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