But Andrew Rotenberg, Rosh Pinah’s chairman of governors, said the impression was “misleading” because only a small number of Jewish schools were included in the newspaper’s sample.
“In fact, voluntary contributions from our parents are comparable to those of other Jewish voluntary-aided schools," he said. "Many Jewish schools seek a much larger amount. Rosh Pinah’s voluntary contributions have been consistent over the past decade subject to inflationary adjustments.”
Voluntary contributions, he said, allow us to keep our children safe and maintain the high standards our families have rightly come to expect.”
But the article, he added, did “serve as a useful reminder of the importance of voluntary contributions to Jewish schools”.
Jewish schools have long relied on parental donations to fund religious studies - but other schools have increasingly been asking parents to help meet their budgets.
