$1m funding deal for school computers
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Canberra schools will now apply for more computers under the Federal Government scheme. (ABC: file photo)
The ACT Government says the Commonwealth has agreed to pay a $1 million funding shortfall to install more computers in Canberra schools.
Some states are refusing to apply for the second round of the Federal Government's computers in schools program because they say the running costs are too high.
ACT Education Minister Andrew Barr previously held concerns but says Canberra schools will apply for the next round to receive another 1,200 computers.
"In terms of the ACT it's something in the order of $900,000 and $1 million a year so our ask is fairly small and the Commonwealth have indicated that they will be paying for the implementation of their election commitment," he said.
"We are able to slot in new computers into our schools in a much easier manner than perhaps other jurisdictions are experiencing and that's because we've already done the behind the scenes work to enable a program such as this to roll out quite easily."
