What do parents expect from private schools?

Parents want a school with a high-quality faculty and curriculum. Most parents who invest in private education want their students to be prepared for college. Teacher experience and expertise can go a long way in helping students achieve in the classroom.

What do private schools look for?

Schools are looking for students who are going to be positive members of the private school community. Admission committees want students who are openminded, curious, and caring. Private schools often pride themselves on having supportive, inclusive communities, and they want students who will contribute.

Does private school lead to success?

Student Success Parents who face the decision of choosing private or public school for their children can be assured that neither is the determining factor when it comes to outcomes of success. Privately educated students are no more successful in school or in life than their publicly educated counterparts.

Why choose a private school for your child?

Private schools are responsible for producing many leaders in politics, business and society, with a history of adapting quickly to changes in technology and culture. And today, they are also sought by parents of kids with special needs such as behaviour (including troubled teen behaviour ), learning, developmental, or physical disabilities .

Should I send my child to a private or public school?

If the public schools in your area are really inferior to the private schools, if the public schools are too diverse, or not diverse enough, if your child will benefit from a special curriculum or special attention, then you need to go to a private school and you make it a financial priority.

Do private schools make a difference to student growth?

We find only very modest differences in student growth among sectors. At primary school, between years three and five, students at independent schools make similar rates of progress as students at government schools, while students at Catholic schools make slightly less progress.

Are parents wasting their money on private schools?

This is not to say to the parents of private school students that you’re wasting your money on those school fees. Our analysis focuses solely on student progress in numeracy and literacy; it does not examine other subject areas that may be of specific interest to students and parents.