OPINION: Private schools have seen rapid increases in their public funding, while their public obligations remain stuck in a time warp.
, we argue that even if we one day achieve what is rather euphemistically called needs-based funding, the un-level playing field on which Australian schools operate will remain almost entirely unaltered.All the drivers of segregation will still be there, largely unaltered and untouched. Publicly funded private schools will continue to charge fees as high as the market will bear, and pick and choose their students.
They should be open to children of all abilities, and prohibited from excluding children based on entrance tests and other similar discriminators. They could continue to promote their specific religious or educational ethos, but would lose their public funding if they charged fees.
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