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.
