Public schools in Canada
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Public schools in Canada
Dear all,
How good or bad are the Canadian public schools (pre-university) in comparison with private schools?
Do young people graduated from private schools has more opportunities to be accepted in the best universities than young people graduated from public schools?
Best regards
How good or bad are the Canadian public schools (pre-university) in comparison with private schools?
Do young people graduated from private schools has more opportunities to be accepted in the best universities than young people graduated from public schools?
Best regards
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Re: Public schools in Canada
Originally Posted by eferreira
Dear all,
How good or bad are the Canadian public schools (pre-university) in comparison with private schools?
Do young people graduated from private schools has more opportunities to be accepted in the best universities than young people graduated from public schools?
Best regards
How good or bad are the Canadian public schools (pre-university) in comparison with private schools?
Do young people graduated from private schools has more opportunities to be accepted in the best universities than young people graduated from public schools?
Best regards
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Re: Public schools in Canada
I suspect it has more to do with income than academic standards. If you have the money for private school, you probably have the money for tuition at the top universites. I think a lot of tallented people in the public school system miss out on the top universities due to the expense more than because they are not recognised academically.
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Re: Public schools in Canada
Just like in the UK
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Re: Public schools in Canada
Originally Posted by iaink
I suspect it has more to do with income than academic standards. If you have the money for private school, you probably have the money for tuition at the top universites. I think a lot of tallented people in the public school system miss out on the top universities due to the expense more than because they are not recognised academically.
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Re: Public schools in Canada
A few of my Canadian colleagues at university blew me away academically. I am a product of the British private (public) system. These Canadians were all products of the Canadian public system.