Charter schools are tax payer funded K-12 schools that are managed by private companies. In Australia 30% of high school students are enrolled in private schools. All Australian private schools have received some federal government funding since the 1970s. Since 2010, the government has tested an initiative in Western Australia called the Independent Public School (IPS) Initiative. The federal government has shown interest in rolling out the IPS initiative nationwide.
51% Yes |
49% No |
35% Yes |
37% No |
10% Yes, but not at the expense of funding public schools |
9% No, we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead |
5% Yes, but only if they are non-profit |
3% No, and education should not be privatised |
0% Yes, and our entire education system should be privatized |
See how support for each position on “Charter Schools” has changed over time for 300k Australia voters.
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See how importance of “Charter Schools” has changed over time for 300k Australia voters.
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Unique answers from Australia users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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I believe that having charter schools is good because indiviuals have more say on how the school is run. However, goverment should regularly hold inspections on charter schools to see if any misuse or inappropriate behaviour is occuring.
@9DZRS9211mos11MO
neither, dont have an opinion.
@9DXR7GG11mos11MO
Yes and they need to link this to ndis funding to encourage collaborative education
@9DBNK2912mos12MO
Do what they like but not a cent of tax money
@9D7QJS712mos12MO
what the bloody hell is a charter school?
@9D2F6KK1yr1Y
Yes, because some school are private for religious reasons
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