ate schools with only 31% of students will receive 65% of Commonwealth funding. With this new federal funding plan there will be winners and losers. The obivious winners will be 62 elite private schools receiving over $800 000 while public schools will receive less than $4 000 each. ie see appendix twoThere has been a report titled:- "What Parents Want from their Children's Education in Independent Schools". This report looks at why parents are choosing to send their children to private schools. "Most parents said it was because they thought their children would be more nurtured and emerge as well-rounded, self-disicplined individuals. Other factors included cost, religion and location" (The great debate: public vs private schools. http://www.aca.ninemsn.com.au/stories/460.asp). The report also stated that "parents have suggested that children receive more attention and have more experienced teachers at a non-government school" and "parents wanted their children to mix with "decent kids" and be introduced to "the right people" ( The great debate: public vs private schools. http://www.aca.ninemsn.com.au/stories/460.asp). Strong criticism was aroused from this report, with senior students from Oakbank Area Public School in South Australia stating that "it's not the type of school you attend but the type of person you are that matters" and "it's up to individuals whether or not they achieve, not the school they attend" ( The great debate: public vs private schools. http://www.aca.ninemsn.com.au/stories/460.asp). There are many different attitudes towards public education in Australia. Many of these are preconceptions which the public schools can find to be very frastrating. Along with anything in Australia it has it's positives and negatives. To view these positives and negatives refer to appendix three.To view the positives and negatives for private schools refer to appendix four.More students in Australia today are moving away from publ...
