Ask me in 10 years!

Look, in theory I'm against private education because my biggest core belief is about equality of opportunity. At a very simplistic level, I think it's unfair that people can buy a better education for their kids than those that can't. And I say this as someone who will be able to afford it so it's not sour grapes from that respect.

However, we also live in the real world and obviously I will want the best for DD. I imagine my leftie principles will go out the window if I see her struggling in a public school.
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I guess I'm very lucky because I'm in a position to stick to my ideological beliefs without sacrificing my childrens' education. For primary I'm not too fussed about where they go and for high school I'll just move close to a high school that suits my children. Unfortunately many other people just don't have that freedom.

I think this article is relevant - it just shows what a student with passion can achieve regardless of their school.
Refugee children HSC high achievers - National - smh.com.au