‘Massive underfunding’ blamed as students enrolled in Australian public schools falls to new low
massive underfunding blamed students:
As thousands more students head to private schools, advocates hope new government funding deals might draw families back to public sector
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In Sharryn Brownlee’s experience, it’s when their kids reach the final years of primary school that a lot of parents start to ask one another the same question.
“Where are you going to send your kids to high school? Public or private?” she said.

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