Otago Secondary Principals' Association secretary Gordon Wilson said the Budget did not appear to be as positive as previous years.
The biggest disappointment was the lack of increased operations funding.
"That is extremely disappointing because the operations funding is falling behind inflationary pressures, and we would have expected a considerable amount of catch-up funding for that.''
Extra money for high and special education needs was also disappointing.
However, Mr Wilson said the sector valued the move to increase funding for schools educating pupils at risk of under-achieving. Read full Article