Vic $1.2bn tutoring program has not ‘significantly improved learning’: damning report

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published June 21, 2024

A pandemic-era tutoring program that cost Victorian taxpayers $1.2 billion has been deemed to have not significantly improved students’ learning.

Back in 2020, when the program was announced, Victoria's then Minister for Education James Merlino said the scheme was the “most critical thing” the government was doing in schools that year. PHOTO: AAP

The state’s Auditor-General’s Office tabled a report in parliament on Wednesday detailing the scheme’s lack of effectiveness.

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