Comment on Australian public school funding falls behind private schools as states fail to meet targets

• Nath@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I am ok with the government giving money to private schools. I personally never went to one, and my kids don’t either.

  But every kid is entitled to $x per year funding. Some parents are rich enough to contribute more above that, but they still entitled to the same government funding that every other kid gets.

  You can’t on one hand say ‘tax the rich’, then a minute later deny them services. That would be unfair.

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  • UnknownQuantity@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The rich people’s kids are entitled to public education.

    If you make education system based on class you’re going to deepen the social divide. This is already happening. People in power will advocate for private schools because that is where their kids go.

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  • abhibeckert@beehaw.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But every kid is entitled to $x per year funding

    According to the ABC, independent private schools average $10k per year per student and public schools $14k per year.

    AFAIK The exact amount a private school gets depends on the typical income of the suburbs the school’s students live in (based on imperfect math - since they don’t require parents to tell the school their actual income).

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  • Ilandar@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    then a minute later deny them services.

    Which services are they being denied?

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    • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      In billytheid’s example, education funding.

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