Bloody John Howard....

"In 1996 about one in 12.5 students transferred from the public to the private school system for high school, compared with one in 10 last year." The Howard govt effectively introduced a supply driven funding system privileging private schools. 

Funding has continued to privilege private schools at the expense of students with the greatest needs. "Between the 2007-08 and 2016-17 financial years, government funding per public school student increased 38.7 %...Government funding per non-government school student grew 61%"

The opportunity to turn this around was destroyed by the Abbott, Turnbull, Morrison govts when they tore up the Gonski funding reforms introduced in 2013 denying public schools billions of dollars.

Despite this, public schools continue to perform as well, if not better, than private schools. Imagine how much more could be achieved if public schools received the funding our students actually need and deserve.

Oh....Merry Christmas!