澳洲私立学校学生人数上升21.5%

在澳大利亚小学教育



Private school student numbers up 21.5%  


   

February 27, 2007 - 6:04AM



Parents are turning their backs on a public education for their children, new figures reveal.
  
The annual Schools Australia report, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, showed the number of students at government schools has risen by just 1.2 per cent since 1996, Fairfax newspapers reported.

This compared with a 21.5 per cent rise in the number of pupils at independent and Catholic schools.

Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop said the figures were a wake-up call to the states.

"  Parents are choosing to pay school fees at non-government schools because of the quality of education provided," she said.

But Victorian Education Minister John Lenders, who Fairfax says sent his children to private schools, said the results were a demonstration of the federal government's funding priorities.

In Victoria, the number of children at government schools bucked the national trend, rising by 3.7 per cent over the same period.

But in the ACT, the number of children at government schools dropped by 12.3 per cent in the decade to 2006 as private school enrolments rose by 14.2 per cent.

In South Australia, government school enrolments fell 7.7 per cent, while new private school student numbers increased 25.3 per cent.

Despite the changes, overall 66.8 per cent of Australia's 3,368,036 full-time school students went to government schools.

This was down from 70.7 per cent in 1996.

Association of Independent Schools of Victoria chief executive Michelle Green said growth in private schools showed "more people are prioritising their children's education".



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英国的私立学校有60多万学生




家长不惜借贷为求子女上私校  


       

据BBC报道，在英国，究竟私校教育好还是公立学校好是一个持续不断的争议。

英国工党政府一直试图打破私立学校教育比较好的观念，但是，无可否认的一点是，英国私立学校，不单是著名的公学，目前仍然有一定的吸引力。

与此同时，最新公布数字显示，为了确保孩子可以上私立学校，有越来越多的学生家长愿意借贷筹款，交付学费。

高昂学费

目前英国的私校的收费不一，比较著名而设备较佳的学校，如果不计算寄宿费在内每学年收费可能高达1万9千英镑，最便宜的学校的收费也达每年9千多英镑。

在近年来，私校学费不断上涨，从1999年至今，学费上升了大约50%。

现在，英国塞恩斯伯里银行（Sainsbury’s Bank）表示，有越来越多的学生家长向银行借贷，筹款交付子女学费。

在过去12个月内，向该银行申请借钱交学费的家长数目上升了38%。

负担沉重

据估计，去年在英国境内用于私校教育的家庭开支总数高达79亿英镑；2001-02年度的数字为69亿英镑。

塞恩斯伯里银行银行的贷款事务经理史蒂文•贝利（Steven Baillie）说，他预期这方面的贷款申请会继续增加。

他表示，目前英国有大约62万名学生在私校接受教育，而私校方面又不断提高学费。因为这个原因，他们预期借钱交学费的家长会越来越多。

不过，他建议需要借钱的家长必须向多方面查询，以确保可以得到最佳的贷款条件。

有关数字显示，伦敦地区的家长用于教育的经费居全国之首，平均数字为每年577英镑。

相对之下，英国东中部地区的家长用于教育的经费最少，平均只有大约140英镑。

以上数字是概括计算，包括没有孩子的家庭，以及没有孩子接受私校教育的家庭。





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维州独立学校协会使用人口普查和学校数据集合而成的最新调查显示，私立学校学生占全州所有中小学生的13％，其中17万5千人来自每周收入$1500澳元以上的家庭。

而拥有全州67％学生的公立学校中，有47万6千名学生的家长每周工资合计在$1500澳元以上。

虽然普遍来说家庭收入很大程度上决定送孩子上私校还是公校，但也有些收入相对较高的家庭宁愿送孩子上公立学校，而中等收入的家庭却较多选择让孩子上私校。

另据《The Age》的报道，澳洲私立学校重视传统价值观教育受到家长的青睐。

澳大利亚教育研究委员会在全国范围内进行的一项有关中学教育情况的调查显示，私立学校对学生家长的吸引力，正在不断增加。越来越多的家长认为，私立学校对学生的要求更加严格，私立学校的校服也更加夺目。

同时，在私立学校，学生可以受到更多的传统及道德价值观念的教育。据悉，大约有三分之一公立学校学生的家长表示，如果他们能够负担得起私立学校费用的话，他们也会把子女送入私立学校。

这一调查结果显示，在家长为子女选择学校时，学校对传统价值观的重视程度是家长考虑的因素之一。而对学生纪律方面的要求、宗教或者道德观教育、学校传统以及在穿校服问题上的强制性要求，都与这些传统价值观有关系。

在目前中学教育问题已经成为一个政治话题的情况下，这一调查结果似乎印证了联邦总理何华德的说法，即私立学校学生人数的增长，表明学生家长对公立学校缺乏价值观教育状况的担忧。据悉，在从1993年到2003年的十多年间，私立学校的入学率增长了22%；而在同一时期，公立学校的入学率只增长了1.2%。在私立学校中，入学率增长最快的是基督教教会学校以及其它各种教会学校。

调查报道的撰写者，澳大利亚教育研究委员会首席研究员Adrian Beavis表示，通过调查，我们了解到了人们对传统观念的重视。这说明，有关家长更加重视传统观念教育的看法是正确的。但Beavis同时也指出，有关公立学校没有进行传统价值观教育的说法，也并不一定正确。问题是，家长们认为公立学校缺乏对学生进行传统观念方面的教育。

34% 的受访者说如果有条件，他们会把孩子送到私立学校，然而，他们所例举的三个理由中有两个是有偏误的。一是家长们认为私立学校每班的学生数少，而且教学质量高。但Beavis表示，实际上，公立学校平均每个班级的学生人数比私立学校少。另外，公立学校对教师的资历也更加重视。Beavis认为，导致学生家长对公立学校的这些偏见的原因，可能是私立学校在宣传工作方面做得非常出色。

53%的受访者说，即使学费不成问题，也不会送子女去私立学校，理由是公立学校和私立学校所教的东西没什么不同。







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Seedy strip for posh kids ... Kings Cross, where the fake IDs are being used. / The Daily Telegraph




顶尖私立中学的校风



子女的教育就学议题总是牵动家长的心，让孩子上好校区的公立中学还是私立学校，有时候也让人难以取舍。

私立学校无论在师资力量、校园设施，还是学校财力、资源配给等方面都得天独厚；从高考的成绩来看，私立学校也无疑要比政府公立中学占有优势。

前阵子，墨尔本一名私校校长竟然声称公立学校是次等货，曾引起社会各界广泛争议。

无论如何，私校的各类学杂费用让一般收入的家长们望而生畏。据9月18日墨尔本大报《The Age》的最新报道，涨价后的维州私立学校下一学年学费将超过$20,000元，等于是家长每周要花费近$400元供自己的孩子读私校。据9月11日《悉尼晨锋报》报道，在过去的4年期间，悉尼的精英私立学校学费疯涨，涨幅高达53.4％，远远超过了同期通胀率的水平！

这些数据还仅仅是每学年的学费而已，事实上，大多数私校还有各种各样的其它杂费，比如，校服费，书本费，注册费，登记费，按金，自动捐献赞助费，课外活动费、外出露营费、音乐课程费、跨州甚至跨国旅行费、租用手提电脑费用等等。

还有就是校风问题。私校学生之间的确存在不同程度的互相攀比现象。有报道指由于私校学生手里零花钱相对较多，大麻、P毒品、摇头丸之类也更加流行。私校学生酗酒、吸毒现象比起公校可能更加严重。前天的《每日电讯报》（The Daily Telegraph ）就报道了这样一则新闻：




贵族私校学生滥用假证成风   




2007年2月1日



悉尼贵族中学学生利用假ID混入英王十字区酒吧喝酒正蔚然成风，未成年学生夜店酗酒问题越来越严重。

警方称在一次夜间行动中逮捕30个未成年酗酒者，但各个都持假身份证明。行动组长CHRIS FULLILOVE称许多学生向成年朋友或长得酷似的兄长借身份证，但也有一些人自制假身份证件或从网上购买。警方称那些准备使用不合法身份的人竟然有很多是在悉尼私立贵族中学学校读书的学生。

CHRIS FULLILOVE警官表示，“这已成了精英中学的传统，我们很少抓到政府公立中学的学生。”

警方频繁与校方联系并警告此问题，但并非所有学校都有反应。

“许多学校很支持，也很欢迎我们到学校去与学生交流。但一些学校仅在内部处理，也不欢迎我们的到访。而许多家长对警方也有所防范。”CHRIS FULLILOVE把这归咎于年轻人的文化问题，声称他们手上有钱，而且想快点长大。

警方对最近《每日电讯报》刊登的家长怂恿孩子酗酒比率上升的报道表示担忧，但就算罚款590元、捉拿归案和致电家长这样的警告也无法阻止此现象的发生。

警方称被捕的年轻人在15至17岁之间，他们会尽量逮捕并指控那些允许他人使用自己ID的成年人。英王十字区的地点也被贴上告示称警方会采取必要行动制止夜蒲酒吧的未成年人士。



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Busted:  Students at Xavier College, where parents pay more than $15,000 in fees for VCE students, were told about the incident at year-level assemblies.


墨尔本著名的私立学校Xavier College也不遑多让，爆出学生吸食贩售大麻等毒品大案，登上了本地报纸头版头条。



Xavier College drug bust


April 11, 2007 12:00am    Article from: Herald-Sun


AN exclusive private school has been rocked by a drug scandal that has led to the expulsion of one student and the suspension of three others.

Xavier College was forced to expel a year 11 student for selling marijuana in the school yard.

Another three pupils were suspended after admitting they bought the drug from the student.

Two of the suspended teenagers will return to school at the beginning of next term, on Monday.

It is believed the expelled teenager has already been enrolled at another school.

Staff at Xavier decided not to go to police over the incident, instead referring the students concerned for counselling.

Students at the independent Catholic school, where parents pay more than $15,000 in fees for VCE students, were told about the incident at year-level assemblies.

Xavier deputy head Dominic Calipari yesterday confirmed that a year 11 student had been expelled in late February.

But Mr Calipari denied there had been a cover-up.

Otherwise, he said, "we wouldn't have gone to each year level and made it public".

But Opposition education spokesman Philip Davis said any school authorities who were aware of drug-selling in the school were obliged to report it to police.

"Schools have a duty of care to children," Mr Davis said.

"And there should be no other policy than zero tolerance regarding drugs."

Police yesterday declined to comment until they had full details of the drug incident.
Mr Calipari said some students came forward in February concerned that a student was selling marijuana.

"I approached the individual and he acknowledged it," he said.

"He admitted it to me when I asked him . . . and he actually brought me two samples."

Mr Calipari said the student, believed to be 16, knew the school's strict drug policy.

"He said he was happy to accept the punishment," the deputy head said.

But Mr Calipari said the teenager was unwilling to name any other students who bought the drug as he did not want to "dob in his mates".

The deputy head said the names of the three students who bought the marijuana were obtained from other students.

He said the three admitted buying the drug and were suspended for up to three weeks.

"They made admissions," Mr Calipari said.

He said that one student said he had not used it, while another had admitted to smoking it in his back yard.

Mr Calipari said the school believed it had taken the best course of action.

"It was just important to get the parents in and talk about the future (of the student)," he said.

"And we thought the appropriate thing was to go to our school population."

The deputy head said Xavier provided drug education in both religious studies and health and human development classes.

Mr Calipari said the incident had come as a surprise.

"I have been teaching for 30 years and been deputy head for 10 years, and I was of the opinion that drug selling in schools . . . was dying out," he said.

"I knew him personally and he always says good morning.

"I think at the end of the day, the parents of this boy understood that it was good for them to be aware of it so they can put in preventative measures."

The Herald Sun revealed in October that Geelong Grammar had suspended a dozen students for underage drinking.



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The grounds of Xavier College, one of the state's most elite schools, in Kew.



这所位于墨尔本近城东区Kew的著名私立学校是维州最出色的精英私校之一。

事发后校方隐瞒不报的做法也引起广泛关注，包括维州州长Steve Bracks......

Premier Bracks 'concerned'

Earlier today Premier Steve Bracks said he shares parents' concerns about private schools failing to tell police of drug dealing on school grounds, but the policy is not a government matter.

"Private schools are independent and private, they operate independently like every other private company does in the country, so they have to make decisions themselves on what they report," Mr Bracks said.

State schools are obliged to inform police of any suspected crime, Mr Bracks said.

He said he understood parents would want to know their child's school was free of crime.

"I think we're all concerned. I'm concerned, parents are concerned, of course that you want to make sure that people comply with the law, of course and that, if there are alleged offences committed, that the law applies in those cases.

"As to whether it should have be referred to police, that's really something that would be a judgment for the school itself."

Mr Bracks said he hoped private schools would take heed of police views on the matter.

"If the police are recommending there be a re-examination of that and those matters are referred to police, I would ask the independent school system to have discussion with police around those matters," he said.

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