Commentary
If, like most of us, you are under the impression that parents have a “right” to see their children educated within their own values system, you are mistaken. In practice today, mainstream religion, and all the values that it connotes, are being erased from our national education system.
Every child in Australia has the right to, and is guaranteed, a free education in a government-funded school. Of the 9,614 schools in Australia, 2,889 of them are non-government and independent.
Today, almost a third of schools exist because parents have declined the free and secular option, choosing instead to send their children to an independent institution that best suits their beliefs and aspirations. Many make a significant financial sacrifice to have their children receive this values-based education….