page_title: Goulburn School Strike
hierarchical_section_title: Goulburn School Strike
caption_attribution_description: An education strike in 1962 by parents of St Brigid's school in Goulburn, New South Wales|Australia resulted in government reform to state aid for non-Government schools. The strike was over demands to increase the number of toilets and local Catholic parents declaring they did not have any funds available. Photo taken by AYArktos
context_page_description: The Goulburn School Strike was a protest action in July 1962 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.
  The protesters were families of students attending St Brigid's Primary School - a school run by the local Catholic church. Children enrolled at the school were all withdrawn and enrolled at local state schools in the town, placing pressure on the resources available at those schools. The immediate aim of the protest was to secure government assistance to construct a new toilet block at St Brigid's to meet government health requirements. The protests arose in a background of heated political debate about "state aid" to Catholic schools and accusations of sectarianism. The strike, in effect a lockout, generated hostility in Goulburn and across Australia.
  The action and the political aftermath saw both major parties in Australia commit to providing support to Catholic and other religious schools on a "needs" basis, a step away from the earlier philosophy of "free, secular and compulsory". The "state aid" model has persisted, despite some moves for reform, since that date.
context_section_description: The Goulburn School Strike was a protest action in July 1962 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. 
  The protesters were families of students attending St Brigid's Primary School - a school run by the local Catholic church. Children enrolled at the school were all withdrawn and enrolled at local state schools in the town, placing pressure on the resources available at those schools. The immediate aim of the protest was to secure government assistance to construct a new toilet block at St Brigid's to meet government health requirements. The protests arose in a background of heated political debate about "state aid" to Catholic schools and accusations of sectarianism. The strike, in effect a lockout, generated hostility in Goulburn and across Australia.
  The action and the political aftermath saw both major parties in Australia commit to providing support to Catholic and other religious schools on a "needs" basis, a step away from the earlier philosophy of "free, secular and compulsory". The "state aid" model has persisted, despite some moves for reform, since that date.
caption: The toilet block at St Brigid's Primary School, Goulburn
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