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The number of students in government schools staying until year 12 has plummeted over the past decade, and Western Australia has dropped more than any other.
WA’s public education system bled almost 4000 students making the transition to high school from 2022 to 2023, but private schools gained nearly 4500. Why?
Critics say the fees are designed to stop parents “school shopping” by joining multiple waiting lists, but then withdrawing applications once a spot is secured at a preferred option or after being offered a selective school place.
Some public high schools are enrolling less than two thirds of students within their catchment as parents increasingly choose to take their children out of the public system after primary school.
Some public high schools are enrolling less than two thirds of students within their catchment as parents increasingly choose to take their children out of the public system after primary school.