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Parents opt to go private
* From: Herald Sun
* November 06, 2010 1:00AM http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad ... bfm6w-1225948535359
Private school popularity on the rise. Source: HWT Image Library
A Herald Sun investigation shows that State school numbers are static.
A SURGE in private school enrolments has been linked to parents wanting more discipline and better social values instilled in their children.
Independent school enrolments have risen by more than 6 per cent and Catholic student numbers by almost 4 per cent in the past three years, Victorian Education Department figures reveal.
But government school numbers are flatlining, with only an extra 2057 students -- a 0.38 per cent increase -- since 2007. This is despite annual population growth for Victoria of about 2 per cent in recent years.
Independent Schools Victoria chief executive Michelle Green said yesterday: "More and more parents are choosing to make a personal financial investment in an independent school because it meets the family's social, cultural or religious values and provides the schooling that best suits their children."
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Ms Green said independent school parents were often made to feel un-Australian for funding their child's education and a campaign to be launched next week would seek more support for their efforts.
But Parents Victoria, which represents state school families, said some people misjudged government schools based solely on their external appearance.
"We've got some great schools but sometimes people don't look at what's within, they just look on the outside," said spokeswoman Gail McHardy.
Victorian Association of State Secondary Principals president Brian Burgess said despite a massive building program in recent years state schools were still lagging behind the private sector and needed more resources.
"We have a good story to tell in terms of things like retention rates and success at uni but we have not been very good at doing it," he said. |
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我的移民故事之一 ---- 准备移民的日子。 (2009-1-21) chinara 
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发表于 2007-4-3 12:22
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