Northern Territory's school system under scrutiny

The Northern Territory's school system has come under scrutiny, with claims that it's failing its students.

An in-depth investigation by The Weekend Australian indicates that 20 per cent of schools receive insufficient funds.

A startling 50 per cent of students in the Territory don't meet basic literacy and numeracy benchmarks.

This figure is even more concerning among Indigenous students, reaching 85 per cent.

In some remote Indigenous schools, teachers are present only once or twice weekly due to extreme neglect.

[Prognosis__]

The hundreds of millions of dollars cost for a voice referendum that is not only divisive but will fail would be far better if used to help the teachers, students and schools in the NT

[ajfu]

All over AU, NZ, UK and US - poor literacy and numeracy.

[setildes]

All the funding going to the industry we have grown to pander to the aboriginals, not much gets to the people that need it

[mikem]

Vote No, and then support Jacinta Price's call for a comprehensive investigation and audit into our Aboriginal Welfare Industry. Billions of dollars disappear into it each year, without helping the communities that really need it.

[GenSignups]

I wonder how many of those students would even like or show up to school if they had it or how many parents would be consistent in sending their kids to school.

[jeannettewilke]

There is in general lots that could be improved regarding the school system. Not only in the NT.

[williamzabiski]

need more quality teachers - get it from the Philippines

[tonynicholson]

Write 'yes' or 'no' might be a challenge in the referenda of the future😢