Recent media stories in The Age and Herald-Sun have reported on the high costs of schooling in Victoria. Both articles refer to a recent report from ACARA, the National Report on Schooling in Australia. While the ACARA report covers both public and private schools, parents at public schools may be particularly interested in the following
Most parents only see a small fraction of what happens in the Victorian public education system. But behind every policy shift, consultation, support resource or school-wide improvement are thousands of families — and an organisation working to make sure their voices are heard. Parents Victoria (PV) spends every week of the year in rooms where
An advertisement was published in the Age and other Nine newspapers recently, calling on News Limited to stop publishing ‘league tables’ of schools based on their NAPLAN scores. The ad points out that, “It is unfair and misleading to create such tables ranking schools purely by the NAPLAN scores without considering the context of each
Parents Victoria celebrated its 100th birthday with a special lunch on Sunday 30 November. We were joined by representatives of many education organisations, past PV members and office-bearers, Members of Parliament (including Education Minister Ben Carroll), senior Education Department staff and public school parents. There was much discussion (both on and off the stage) of
Parents Victoria celebrates 100 years of supporting Victorian public school families Today, Parents Victoria proudly marks its centenary — 100 years since the formation of the organisation that has championed the voices, needs, and rights of parents and carers in Victorian government schools. Founded on 26 November 1925 as the Victorian Federation of Mothers Clubs,
A recent article in the Herald-Sun “ranks the 20 most influential education figures in Victoria.” Parents Victoria’s CEO Gail McHardy comes in at number 17 on the list. According to the article: McHardy has been a passionate and tireless advocate for parents with children at state schools for many years. As many schools struggle to recruit