Monday, 3 September 2012

Schools and Intake Areas

Parents are angry. Their child will not be able to attend the public school of their choice. Of the parents' choice, that is. Young kids are unlikely to have an opinion either way.

Parents are angry. Why? Because children who live nearer the school will get enrolment priority.

You live near the school, you enrol at the school. You live in the school catchment area, you are guaranteed a place at the school.

It's parents who live in the catchment area for a different school who are angry. They would rather drive their children to a distant school. Rather than have their children attend their own local school.

Is there something wrong with your local school? And you just can't be bothered trying to get it fixed? You'd rather be angry than active?

Stop whinging. Do something useful. Act now to improve your own local school.

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