Government funding of private schools should be phased out

December 1, 2025

I am not opposed to private schools but parents should pay the fees. In 1964 private schools began to receive government funding that has resulted in a two-tiered education system. Government schools are not adequately funded and cannot always provide a top quality education to all students, including sporting facilities, music schools, camps, etc. because the money to do so is syphoned off to private schools which can offer these facilities.

In most OECD countries, parents send their children to government schools, and there are very few private schools. Australia is a divided nation because of this system. This is not conducive to a sense of common community. Government funding of private schools should be phased out gradually.