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Originally posted by juliarrr199:
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Wrong thread? sorry no context I can't find what you're referring to. But on that topic, depends on the private school. I was educated in a private school from years 4-12. Probably one of the best investments my parents made in my education although was quite a big commitment for them financially, very grateful to them for that. I actually didn't really like school or recognise how lucky I was for their investment until I went to uni. Socioeconomic group is a definite advantage as well as the academic standards at my school, we had continual reporting and streaming of classes from the get go, blended technology based independent learning and extra extension courses from primary. I went to maths camp and had specialised extension classes when I was like 10 go figure. Also had to be involved in lots of sports/music/ drama/ arts/ philosophy/ debating etc. My school offered the IB diploma so I did that instead of HSC and it scaled very well/ prepared me well for university since it was a very challenging course.
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Originally posted by Trial99:
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Was replying to RustyBloo above - not sure what I did with the name link. Just putting out the results of a couple of studies I've looked at over the years. Your experience may appear to be a positive example of private education but studies show that you would probably have done as well in a public school. Most secondary public schools have all the extra curricula activities you list and a lot provide the IB diploma option as well. Studies have also shown that privately educated students struggle in the first year of uni due to being hand fed to achieve higher grades. Unfortunately the.... "I turned out all right" view is not always applicable to a general population. Anyway will leave it there
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Thank you all for the feedback. I attended a terrible public school, in a very low socioeconomic area in Northern Adelaide. So my view point is limited. I have work colleagues in who attended private schools and again the reviews are mixed. It does seem that a lot depends on the child themselves. I really dislike the class size of the public schools we've considered, but we'll keep on looking for options. Thanks again, great to hear different views.