If you’ve ever faced a tricky situation with your children’s schooling, or really needed answers to a difficult question – you’re not alone! Other parents have probably faced the same issues, and we can help each other out. Parents Victoria now has a Facebook group for parents. If you have a child at a Victorian
A recently-released report from the Productivity Commission confirms that private school funding has grown much faster than public school funding in recent years. Data from the Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services in childcare, education and training, released on 5 February 2024, has prompted calls for a fairer system where all public schools are fully
As the school year begins, we know it’s a big step for new Foundation (Prep) students as they go to school for the very first time. It’s a big milestone for parents too. We have produced this handy Tip Sheet for parents, which focuses on establishing a good relationship with the school. We believe this
A article in yesterday’s Age compares the funding per student for top-performing schools in the recent NAPLAN results. According to the article: Analysis by The Age using the top 20 average year 9 NAPLAN results for public and private schools shows the best-performing independent school received an average of $30,109 per student in 2022, compared
Dear parents, students, and friends of Parents Victoria, As we approach the end of another eventful year, it is with immense pleasure and pride that I extend warm greetings and heartfelt congratulations to each and every one of you. The holiday season is upon us, and it brings with it a spirit of joy, togetherness,
We’ve reported many times on the resource disparity between public and private schools – underfunded public schools and overfunded private schools. This is not just a problem in Victoria, it’s nationwide – an article in the Age today focuses on a group of overfunded private schools in Perth. According to the article, “West Australian private
Parents Victoria respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners, the Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nation, on whose country we work. We pay our respect to their elders past, present and future.
Their ancestral ties to country have never been extinguished, and sovereignty never ceded.
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