Cath

Hi,
We have just got back from Oz and are returning for good in August. We have decided to send our children to a catholic systemic school. Can anyone tell me if these type of school count as private, or state?
There is a fee but it is considerably less than most private schools we have looked at.

Cheers

Cath

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Cath

mick n cheryl

Hi Cath

As far as I am aware the Catholic schools ARE classed as "private" not state. On the local map fot our area that is what they are shown as

Mick

NickyC

Systemic Catholic schools are private. They are run (in NSW) by the Catholic Education Office rather than by an independent school board. The Catholic Education Office is a very large organization, has control of thousands of schools and employs thousands of teachers. Systemic Catholic schools are more like your average 'neighbourhood' catholic school, they're usually attached to the local Catholic church, and every suburb has one nearby. In fact, when new suburbs are planned, provision is always made for them by the town planners - just like State schools.

Fees are usually very low and if you come from a 'good' catholic family (ie have loads of kids and are well known in your local church) they might even let you off the fees altogether!

Independent Catholic schools are just that - run by an independent school board (which is sometimes a Catholic order) - and they are not answerable to the CEO.

Cath

Thanks, that clears a few things up for me. There seems to be a huge difference between systemic and independant fees and that is deffinitely a pull towards the systemics for us. We are paying for private in the uk and it costs us an arm and a leg and we would be glad to reduce them.