Tag Archives: private education

Australian private high school enrolments have jumped 70% since 2012

Posted by Esperanza Vera-Toscano | December 5, 2022 | 0 responses

An increasing number of Australian children are going to private high schools, new research shows. The latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Annual Statistical Report has found an increasing number of students going to public schools over non-government (Catholic and other private) schools for the primary years. But once students get to high school, […] … learn more→

Should students from state schools be given priority access to university?

| September 22, 2015 | 0 responses

Higher education is seen by some as a passport to social mobility, a leveller which can help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds catch up with their more fortunate peers by offering them a springboard from which to enter the world of employment. But repeated studies have told us that students from poorer families, boys and […] … learn more→