i'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but what is the fear associated with public schools?? many people seem to be mentioning things along the lines of 'i dont think i could handle a public school' as if its a trial or torture to be endured??
maybe it's just because i like in a country area *feeling people looking down their noses now...country nsw AND public school* but the public schools in my area achieve significantly higher results than the private and catholic schools. the private schools, while they have the facilities, do not seem to cater to above-average students very well either. however, the public schools in the area produce many excellent results, though obviously these results do not show on school rankings as when the results are averaged, they do not appear very prestigious, as the results start at the students who are attending only to receive their centrelink payments. however, for $50 a year, some of us do get our moneys worth.
also, just a question for...basically everyone else here, are the discriminations between areas in sydney really that bad?? are there genuine snobby and 'rebellion against authority' type attitudes, or is this just how it is presented?