'Devastating impact on education': Back-to-school costs soar

By Tallulah Thompson
Updated January 26 2018 - 9:48am, first published 6:21pm
Timmi Boughner 11(left) and Brandon Boughner 12 (right) at the Mount Druitt Hub. Both children will paticipate in the Smith Family ran Learning Club which begins in term 2. Mount Druitt, Sydney. 19th January, 2018. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Timmi Boughner 11(left) and Brandon Boughner 12 (right) at the Mount Druitt Hub. Both children will paticipate in the Smith Family ran Learning Club which begins in term 2. Mount Druitt, Sydney. 19th January, 2018. Photo: Kate Geraghty

The cost of preparing a child for a new school year may come as a shock for many families, but is especially difficult for those facing financial hardship.

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