Mr Melino announced a further $230 million would go into continuing the tutor program in Victorian schools until the end of 2022 to help students’ learning following disruptions caused by the pandemic.
“This year we’ve had more than 6400 tutors employed in government and low-fee non-government schools right across Victoria,” he said.
“Given the continued impact of the pandemic through 2021, we need that support next year.
“Each individual school will receive the same allocation as they received this year, except for our very, very small schools.
“Their allocation will actually go up from $15,000 to $25,000 as a minimum allocation, enabling our very small schools to provide more hours, more staff to deliver the tutor program.”
The tutors include retired teachers, teachers on leave and young pre-service teachers.
