NSW parliament report card gives Redeemer Baptist School an F

November 10, 2026 — 6:06pm

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The NSW parliamentary committee findings that Redeemer Baptist School made teachers share beds with students, did not pay staff and misused government funding are an indictment of governments and departments charged with looking after the welfare of children.

As shocking as these findings are, they are also a reminder that parents considering non-government, faith-based schools must do their homework. In the booming private/non-government schools system, which has ballooned in the past few decades, schools are free to follow all sorts of faith practices, and the oversight is not as thorough as families might think.

The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) undertakes random inspections, or inspects schools in response to complaints, but doesn’t have the resources to monitor schools comprehensively.

Authorities have been aware of the North Parramatta school’s problematic record since 1981, when the then-Department of........

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