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A proposed education reform in Victoria, Australia, suggests that private schools must choose between abolishing fees and entrance exams or losing all government funding. Proponents argue this model, adapted from Ontario, would reduce social segregation and improve educational fairness across the city.
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This debate addresses the tension between private school autonomy and the public goal of equitable access to quality education.
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Share A A A Melbourne Assembly brings together the people, ideas and conversations shaping the future of our city. See all stories . Victoria’s private schools would choose between abolishing fees and entrance exams or losing all government funding, under a proposed radical education overhaul adapted from Ontario.
Non-government schools would accept all students within their geographical zone, fee-free, and receive full government funding or continue selecting fee-paying students and be cut off, as part of a plan designed to prevent social segregation.
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