Schools are predicted to be millions in the red in the next three years. The overall education budget, announced in the summer, is £24 million less than the closing 2016/17 budget.
While an additional £10 million was found after the reallocation of cash across Stormont departments, heads are yet to see a penny.
Unions say cuts mean schools will find it impossible to maintain their high quality of education.
Northern Ireland’s budget for 2017/18 was published last week and shows an increase in education spending of 1.5 per cent.
The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) says this 1.5 per cent is “in reality another cut given inflation is running at almost four per cent”.
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