Public Vs Private Schools

[the_bob_delusion]

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/private-school-education-has-little-effect-on-a-childs-ac...

IF YOU are a parent weighing up the benefits of an expensive private school education over the public school system, take note. It makes no difference.

According to a new national study - the first of its kind in Australia - the birthweight, the amount of time a mother spends with her child and the educational levels of both parents contributes more to a child’s overall success at school rather than the institution.

Don't you feel a bit chuffed that you didn't waste your money sending your kid to a private school. 

[mainecoon1]

This link for the 2014  HSC results for NSW makes interesting reading, it would appear the government selective schools do far better than the so called top private schools.  

http://bettereducation.com.au/results/HscTopAchiever.aspx

Edited as I put wrong link in

[cherry*135]

, it would appear the government selective schools do far better than the so called top private schools.  

That is because Govt Selective schools only accept top students - based on their results in pre-entry tests.

[***super_nova***]

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@lind9650 wrote:

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the school.  Basically, people who pay for private school encourage their kids to finish year 12 and go to uni.  Kids from drug and alcohol affected families, who have no support go to public schools.

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Excuse me, Nova, but I feel insulted.

I have raised nine children, all of them went to public School. We could have never aforded private School, but not because we were drug addicts or alcoholics. Sevn of our children finished year 12, some of them went to Uni and became professionals, others entred aprenticships and became tradesmen. Only two left School at 16 to join the Navy and served 20 and 25 years respectively.

I m proud of my family, even without Private Schooling.

They did not have drug and alcohol affected parents.

Erica

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Why would you be insulted?  I did not say that all kids that go to state school are from drug and alcohol affected parents.  But the fact is that kids from background which makes it harder to achieve go to state schools, and bring the result scores down.  That is why I am so much against the result tables being published; they do not always correctly reflect how good the school is.  Obviously schools in disadvantaged areas with kids coming from non-English speaking homes, where parents even if they are supportive can give only limited assistance with the kids' studies, plus some problematic homes, may not have as high over all scores. But that does not mean that individual students cannot achieve in state schools.

By the way, my daughter also went to state school, and got 99.8% score in year 12. 

[the_bob_delusion]

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@***super_nova*** wrote:

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@lind9650 wrote:

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the school.  Basically, people who pay for private school encourage their kids to finish year 12 and go to uni.  Kids from drug and alcohol affected families, who have no support go to public schools.

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Excuse me, Nova, but I feel insulted.

I have raised nine children, all of them went to public School. We could have never aforded private School, but not because we were drug addicts or alcoholics. Sevn of our children finished year 12, some of them went to Uni and became professionals, others entred aprenticships and became tradesmen. Only two left School at 16 to join the Navy and served 20 and 25 years respectively.

I m proud of my family, even without Private Schooling.

They did not have drug and alcohol affected parents.

Erica

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Why would you be insulted?  I did not say that all kids that go to state school are from drug and alcohol affected parents.  But the fact is that kids from background which makes it harder to achieve go to state schools, and bring the result scores down.  That is why I am so much against the result tables being published; they do not always correctly reflect how good the school is.  Obviously schools in disadvantaged areas with kids coming from non-English speaking homes, where parents even if they are supportive can give only limited assistance with the kids' studies, plus some problematic homes, may not have as high over all scores. But that does not mean that individual students cannot achieve in state schools.

By the way, my daughter also went to state school, and got 99.8% score in year 12. 

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Bragging much? What she doing now?

[jean2579]

Our son went to public school in primary and private in high school. Apart from the additional facilities in high school the educational standards were similar. The end results of him and his mates who went through the public system are very similar. He became a barrister and his mates who went through the public system became IT specialist with own company and another became a senior government person and another a well known boxer who made a lot of money. As someone else said, it is down to the individual as to how hungry they are for success. I don't regret sending him to both types of schools.

[azureline**]

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@the_bob_delusion wrote:

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/private-school-education-has-little-effect-on-a-childs-ac...

IF YOU are a parent weighing up the benefits of an expensive private school education over the public school system, take note. It makes no difference.

According to a new national study - the first of its kind in Australia - the birthweight, the amount of time a mother spends with her child and the educational levels of both parents contributes more to a child’s overall success at school rather than the institution.

Don't you feel a bit chuffed that you didn't waste your money sending your kid to a private school. 

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No, not at all................... it wasn't wasted. However, there is a great deal more to the story than those few things, imo

[***super_nova***]

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@the_bob_delusion wrote:

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By the way, my daughter also went to state school, and got 99.8% score in year 12. 

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Bragging much? What she doing now?

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And why not?  I am very proud of her, and just wanted to point out that kids can do very well in state education system.   She went on to university, did several jobs including being a flight attendant for few years, and now has has a great job in PR. 

[donnashuggy]

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@am*3 wrote:

, it would appear the government selective schools do far better than the so called top private schools.  

That is because Govt Selective schools only accept top students - based on their results in pre-entry tests.

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So do many of the private schools.  Government selective schools also accept problem children that have been expelled from other schools

[ten*teeny*tiny*toes]

I don't think it matters either way. I have experience in both systems with good news and bad news stories.

We all want the best outcome for our kids but there is no right or wrong way or magical formula. We just do our best.

This word 'potential'... A rock has potential if its rolled down a hill or it can sit where it is and go nowhere.

[donnashuggy]

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@ten*teeny*tiny*toes wrote:

I don't think it matters either way. I have experience in both systems with good news and bad news stories.

We all want the best outcome for our kids but there is no right or wrong way or magical formula. We just do our best.

This word 'potential'... A rock has potential if its rolled down a hill or it can sit where it is and go nowhere.

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Their happiness is the main thing to help them perform well.