Overview

• Principals told the NSW Legislative Council inquiry that Jewish children face an average of one verbal or physical hate incident per week in 2025.
• Moriah College reported a rise in annual security costs from $2.1 million to $3.9 million as it implemented round-the-clock patrols, bag checks and surveillance.
• Staff described security teams operating like counterterrorism units and said resources diverted to safety measures have disrupted classroom activities and wellbeing programs.
• Evidence cited a 2024 Executive Council of Australian Jewry report documenting 2062 antisemitic incidents and highlighted a firebombing of a childcare centre near a synagogue.
• Some community advocates have cautioned that singling out antisemitism in the inquiry could deepen broader racial tensions.