School selection starts with wealthy parents

April 17 2018 - 12:05am
Illustration: Matt Golding
Illustration: Matt Golding

Greg Whitby, director of Catholic schools in the Parramatta diocese, is right to question the equity of selective schools ("Selectives cast other schools as 'second-rate'," April 16). However, he conveniently ignores the fact that many independent schools, including Catholic schools, effectively select students of privileged socio-economic backgrounds by virtue of high fees.

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