When I went for the interview with the principal of the kids school (a catholic school) he told me that they have percentages to go by. X% must be catholic and then the rest of the student population can be made up of non catholic students. There is preference given to catholic students of course but there is no reason you should feel that you have to christen/baptise your child.

As for secondary schools ... I went to a Uniting Church private school and there was no need to be affiliated with the church (you wanna pay they are going to take you!!!) but of course all religious teachings follow the school denomination so if you are not comfortable with the teachings of a certain religion then I wouldn't send your child to that sort of school. I have found a very nice non denominational high school to send my kids to. It is co-ed, which is not quite what I was looking for, but the benifits of my kids going there far outweigh the co-ed nature of the school.

There are some great non-denominational schools out there that are private but you have to look for them!!!! Try the independant schools board in your state if it is really an issue.

Cheers