Extra funding for schools after North Queensland floods

<h2>The Morrison Government says it will provide &dollar;4 million to assist 25 non-government schools that were impacted by the floods&comma; including 12 schools in Townsville&period;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The Government money will go to schools that provided discount tuition fees to affected families or supported boarding students&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Minister for Education Dan Tehan said the Government would help schools that went above and beyond to help students&comma; teachers and families recover&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;I was in Townsville in March and Phil Thompson insisted that I meet with local school principals to hear firsthand how school communities had been devastated by the floods&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Mr Tehan said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;All of the principals were doing an incredible job supporting their students&comma; teachers and communities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Many of these schools took money out of their own pockets to waive fees and make sure that affected families were able to continue to send their children to school&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;This funding is vital to help the recovery in our flood-affected North Queensland and to ensure local schools can continue to provide a top-quality education while the city gets back on its feet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The funding is in addition to the over &dollar;1&period;55 million the Queensland Government has committed to support state schools and families impacted by the floods&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Member for Herbert Phil Thompson said the funding was part of the Morrison Government’s &dollar;33 million support strategy to help North Queensland recover from the devastating floods&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The &dollar;4 million Special Circumstances Funding will benefit more than 600 students in Queensland&comma; including 12 schools here in Townsville&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Mr Thompson said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;This funding will help schools to cover the costs of waiving fees for students and boarders&comma; staff relief&comma; and replacing damaged student uniforms and textbooks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The Australian Government is also offering one-off grants of up to &dollar;10&comma;000 to child care providers here in Townsville to help with recovery&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Schools receiving funding<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<table border&equals;"1" cellspacing&equals;"1" cellpadding&equals;"1">&NewLine;<tbody>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Nambour Christian College<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Gulf Christian College<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>St Hilda’s School<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Toowoomba Anglican School<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>The Southport School<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Riverside Adventist Christian School<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Tec-NQ<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Ipswich Grammar School<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Townsville Christian College<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Mungalla Silver Lining School<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Blackheath and Thornburgh College<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Calvary Christian College<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Ignatius Park College<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>St Joseph’s Nudgee College<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Stuartholme School<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Southern Cross Catholic College<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Columba Catholic College Charters Towers<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>St Margaret Mary’s College<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Ryan Catholic College<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>St Joseph’s Catholic School<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Holy Spirit Catholic School<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Marian Catholic School<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Annandale Christian College<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>All Souls St Gabriel’s School<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<&sol;tbody>&NewLine;<&sol;table>&NewLine;

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