VET FEE-HELP: Taxpayers foot the bill for $9 million diplomas as scheme shut down

By Eryk Bagshaw
Updated October 29 2016 - 10:08am, first published October 5 2016 - 8:49pm
Petalinda, the $9 million home bought by Jin Yang. Photo: Domain
Petalinda, the $9 million home bought by Jin Yang. Photo: Domain
Education Minister Simon Birmingham says VET-FEE HELP will go down in history as one of the great policy failures. Photo: Louise Kennerley
Education Minister Simon Birmingham says VET-FEE HELP will go down in history as one of the great policy failures. Photo: Louise Kennerley

Taxpayers paid $9 million per graduate in one year at a private Sydney college, an analysis of Department of Education data reveals, as the full cost of the government's failed vocational education program looks set to be revealed in the wake of its decision to shut down the scheme.

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