Comment on New NAPLAN results demand better deal for public schools
HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net 1 week agoIts not necessarily clear from this article but all the NAPLAN data and other studies have shown that (in Australia) the school you attend has almost no influence on any valuable metric including academic success, long term income, self reported happiness etc. The factors that are most strongly predictive are parental income and parental education level.
Unless the public school has syringes in the sandpit save your money.
Nath@aussie.zone 1 week ago
To an extent, this is true. It is certainly possible for a kid with drive and intelligence to excel at any school. The issues more arise from the other variables - if your kid is attending a school in a low socioeconomic area, there is a decent chance that the cohort do not prioritise doing well in class. Suddenly kids not only find themselves among peers where studying is not a priority, they find themselves disincentivised to do well so they don’t stand out.
If instead your child attends a school where it is socially acceptable to study and do well in class among their peers, they do.