Selective schools mainly 'select' advantage, so another one won't ease Sydney's growing pains
- Written by Christina Ho, Senior Lecturer, Social & Political Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has re-ignited the ongoing debate about selective schools by announcing a new selective school will be built in the “key growth area” of southwest Sydney. In announcing the school, the premier said:
There is strong demand for selective schools, with around 15,000 applications for only 4,200 places. This...