- NSW Education Minister calls for selective schools to be more ‘inclusive’
- Rob Stokes said education should not be a ‘rigid, separated system’ for students
- NSW is undergoing a review of its policy for gifted and talented students
New South Wales’ Education Minister has called for selective schools to be more ‘inclusive’ regardless of students’ academic abilities.
Rob Stokes said selective schools should not create a ‘rigid, separated public education system’, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
‘While recognising that selective schools have a history and are popular, is it correct that local kids must walk past a local public selective school that is closed to them?’ he said.
New South Wales Education Minister Rob Stokes has called for selective schools to be more ‘inclusive’ regardless of students’ academic abilities
Mr Stokes said public schools should not separate students between those that are gifted and those that are not.
‘There may be merit in opening up selective schools to local enrolments and providing more local opportunities to selective classes in comprehensive schools.’
The NSW education department is undergoing a review of its policy for gifted students in the state’s public schools.
The overhaul includes changing the entry test for selective schools, as there are concerns that wealthy parents are able to rig the system by paying for tutors.
Rob Stokes said selective schools such as Sydney Boys High School (pictured) should not create a ‘rigid, separated public education system’
There are 19 fully selective and 29 partially selective schools in the state.
Scores from the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA) shows top performing selective schools such as Sydney Boys High School are more advantaged than exclusive private schools such as Knox Grammar.
ICSEA scores assess the socio-educational background of students based on location, and the education and profession of their parents.
The median score in NSW is 1000, with selective North Sydney Boys scoring 1210 compared to Knox Grammar’s 1178.
Top performing selective schools are more advantaged than exclusive private schools such as Knox Grammar (pictured)
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