Sources:
Private v Public: do private primary schools make a difference to our kids?(fbe.unimelb.edu.au)
Are private schools better than public schools?(abc.net.au)
Public v private: an education system that’s created ‘societal apartheid’(smh.com.au)
More parents choose private schools for their kids, particularly on city’s fringe(theage.com.au)
The Private Schools Worth Paying Big Bucks For(heraldsun.com.au)
Private vs Public schooling debate gets a fair bit of attention.
I have read in a few places public schools can out-perform private however when you dig slightly deeper you realise 'these public schools' are actually 'selective' schools Melbourne High, Suzanne Cory etc (i live in Melbourne)
Thus you essentially 'ruin' any comparison because you are taking generally the best public students against the entire private student cohort.
My Question to OzBargain is should selective public schools be classed as a separate category when comparing them to private schools ie Public, Private, Public 'selective'? - I ask this question because the Data can be misleading?
I personally think selective public schools should not exist but I might be in the minority….
Note: I have no dog in this fight I went to a public school (non selective) and have no 'school aged' children.
why would you care if you have no "dog in the fight"?