EASY-TO-ACCESS EDUCATION FUNDING INFORMATION NOW AVAILABLE

Saskatchewan residents now have access to additional information on school division funding. The Government of Saskatchewan is providing visitors to the Ministry of Education website with easy-to-access information on government operating grants and education property taxes.

The education funding chart allows users to select one of the 28 school divisions in Saskatchewan, or a provincial total, from a drop-down menu. Government operating grants and education property tax are provided on a year-by-year basis for each school division from 2007-08 to 2012-13. Users can access the funding chart through the following link at http://www.education.gov.sk.ca/ed-funding-specific-sd.

As announced in the budget in March, the Government of Saskatchewan's overall funding to school divisions in 2012-13 will be $1.73 billion. This includes $1.13 billion in government operating grants, which represents an increase of 62 per cent since 2007-08. While government grants have increased, education property tax has decreased by 18 per cent during that same period. This aligns with the government's commitment in 2009 to provide the largest reduction in the education portion of property taxes in Saskatchewan history.

For more information on the Ministry of Education, please visit www.education.gov.sk.ca.

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For more information, contact:

Leya Moore
Education
Regina
Phone: 306-787-1069
Email: leya.moore@gov.sk.ca
Cell: 306-533-7506