A Canberra private Christian school charging $17,000 a year has failed to pay staff and gone into voluntary administration.
Brindabella Christian College owes the Australian Taxation Office office $8m and administrators Deloitte have been appointed.
The school has more than 1000 students at its two Canberra campuses, and Deloitte has written to parents saying classes will continue as normal.
The Independent Education Union of Australia took Brindabella to the Fair Work Commission on March 3, trying to compel the school to pay its staff in full and on time while also raising questions about leave balances and potentially incorrect pay slips.
The school’s executive principal blamed the timeliness of parents paying school fees for delays in…
