Community attitudes towards independent schools

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09 August 2010

The Associations of Independent Schools of New South Wales and South Australia and Independent Schools Queensland commissioned a nationwide survey, conducted by UMR Research Pty Ltd, to explore community attitudes towards independent schooling. The survey was undertaken in November and December 2009 and examined:

  • perceptions of schooling in Australia, including perceptions of government, Catholic and independent schools,
  • attitudes towards different types of schools,
  • knowledge and understanding of state and federal school funding arrangements and
  • attitudes towards the school funding arrangements.

The results of the survey are presented in this document.

Publication typeReport
Publisher TypeOther
CoverageAustralia, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/22277
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