SCHOOL FUNDING: Governments should support parental choice*

Why are parents voting with their feet and deserting government schools?Based on the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures, released in mid-March, it is clear that during the past 10 years the number of students in Catholic and independent schools has surged, while government school enrolments have flat-lined.In 1999, 70 per cent of students across Australia went to government schools – 10 years later the figure is 66 per cent.Student numbers have grown by 230,300 since 1999, with non-g…

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