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.
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Response rates from 38.4k Labor voters.
42% Yes |
58% No |
27% Yes |
44% No |
10% Yes, but not at the expense of funding public schools |
11% No, we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead |
4% 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 |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 38.4k Labor voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 38.4k Labor voters.
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Unique answers from Labor voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9SJWQ4C7mos7MO
No we should focus on a curriculum that it the same across ALL public schools throughout Australia and increase wages for teachers and all education support staff.
@B3WRDQQ2wks2W
Both final no statements with schooling not being privatised and improving the quality of public schools and increasing teachers wages
@B33ZG2T1mo1MO
No, private schooling should be funded by the families of those students and not tax payers. Government funding for chartered and private schools should only take place through grants when or if the private school has beneficiaries to the greater community such as outreach programs.
@B33YSD61mo1MO
I support Charter schools, if they are self supporting and run like a private business and not funded by the government. Want to run a business, run it yourself without handouts.
@B2GTGBX 2mos2MO
No, we should focus on improving public schools and increasing wages for all those who work in schools, including ES staff.
@9WQWCQP5mos5MO
The entire education system needs to be overhauled. It currently only focuses on science and maths and puts too much pressure on students to perform in these areas. There are many areas where young people can succeed and they should be allowed to pursue these areas such as art, music, dance, hospitality, child care etc and not to be made feel less than because of this. Also many things young people need to learn are not covered in school, like money management, superannuation, what your rights are at work. We want successful adults lets give them the tools instead of an inferiority complex. School is only for those who can sit and do brainless activity for 8 hours let make Australia creative and resourceful through giving our children the gift of curiosity.
@9VMP22P6mos6MO
Statistically they are not better than public schools so I don't see the point of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on education.
@B35C6BY1mo1MO
tbh i dontt even know what a charter skl is so i couldnt give a damn if im being totally and completely honest with ya lad
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