Student drop-out rate: PV media comment
“Victorian government schools have recorded their highest dropout rate in a decade, reflecting a ‘concerning trend’,” according to a report in today’s Herald-Sun. The article
Parents, it’s time to take action!
Now you know the facts, it is time to take action on school funding, while state and federal governments negotiate their bilateral funding agreements. Need
Overfunding of wealthy private schools
Three of Australia’s wealthiest private schools got double the federal funding they were entitled to last year, according to an article in the Guardian. The
Parent levies – PV media comment
An article in today’s Age reveals the extra pressure on public school budgets caused by a drop in parent contributions. That pressure has only got
Public schools lose $2billion – ‘accounting tricks’
Save Our Schools has reported (again) on the way public schools lose out because of accounting tricks in the allocation of school funding. According to
School absence – PV media comment
The Herald-Sun has raised concerns about the level of absenteeism in Victorian schools. According to an article in Saturday’s edition, The average Victorian secondary student
Government funding increases continue to favour private schools
This article by economist Trevor Cobbold from Save Our Schools shows the ongoing unfairness in our school funding system. According to the article: New figures
Principals demand full funding for their schools
This article from the Educator reports on a call from Victorian school principals for full SRS funding for their schools. According to the article: More
Parent Forum
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
No hat, no play – PV media comment
A Geelong secondary college is introducing a “no hat, no play” rule – common in primary schools but not usually in place at secondary level.
School uniform – PV media comment
School uniform is a significant part of the ‘back to school’ costs that parents bear at the start of each school year. The current cost-of-living
Vic public schools most expensive: PV media
An article in today’s Age reveals that Victorian parents are paying more than any other state for a “free” public education. According to the article,
School funding inequity is bad for everyone
Ross Gittins has written a penetrating economic analysis of school funding, under the headline, “Two-class school system a great way to entrench low productivity” The
Capital works: 5 private schools = 3,300 public
An article in today’s Age highlights the huge wealth disparity between private and public schools. The article quotes statistics from the Australian Education Union, showing
Parent/school communication: PV media comment
ABC radio breakfast host Sammy J interviewed Parents Victoria CEO Gail McHardy this morning about reports that a Melbourne high school has asked parents not
Funding letter to Jason Clare
Along with seven other parent groups, Parents Victoria has written to Federal Education Minister Jason Clare to call for full funding of government schools –
Call for more Federal school funding
This article in the Guardian covers the recent call by The Australian Education Union, leaders of all major principals’ organisations and the Australian Council of
Wealthy private schools over-funded
We’ve been saying for a long time that public schools are under-funded. As this article in the Age makes clear, the other side of the
