Public schools in rush for funding for chaplains

By Alexandra Smith
Updated December 10 2014 - 10:08am, first published November 28 2014 - 2:39pm
Appealing program: Hundreds of NSW public schools have applied for funding for a chaplain next year.
Appealing program: Hundreds of NSW public schools have applied for funding for a chaplain next year.

Demand for school chaplains in NSW public schools is so great that as many 40 per cent of schools which have applied for funding under the contentious chaplaincy program are likely to miss out.