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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Dan Jervis-Bardy

'Beyond comprehension': Canberra private school doubles profits while raking in JobKeeper

One of Canberra's most elite private schools more than doubled its annual profits while pocketing millions in government pandemic support - including JobKeeper.

Canberra Grammar was also receiving the taxpayer-funded wage subsidy just months after it received a $20 million donation from billionaire businessman and old scholar Terry Snow to fund a major campus upgrade.

The revelations have prompted outrage from pro-public education advocacy group Save Our Schools and raised further questions about the now-concluded $90 billion Morrison government scheme.

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