Department of Education NSW BOSS questions the existence of private schools

Hours before Australian history The “Class Wars” program aired, Dizdar seemed to travel his comments questioning the existence of private schools.

In a declaration published On the website of the Department of Education of the New South Wales, he said that his comments “as regards the public provisions did not intend to fail to comply with the good work of my colleagues in other sectors”.

“I recognize and appreciate the important role that the Catholic and independent sectors play in our educational system in the new South Wales, now and in the future. I am a passionate champion of the transformational power of public education,” said Dazdar.

“Our three sectors have a strong relationship and have worked in collaboration on a series of issues, from the pandemic to the new curriculum”.

THE Australian history The episode detailed Dizdar’s career, from being a student at the selective High School of Fort Street to become the head of the public education sector of the new South Wales after two decades in the state system as a teacher, principal and in senior departmental roles.

“I was in 1600 schools of the 2200 in the state,” he said. “I don’t consider it a job. For me, it’s a passion for life.”

His comments come when public schools in the new South Wales must be down to the enrollment fee while the parents are increasingly leaving the public school system while they turn to private and Catholic schools, pushed in part by better academic results, more severe discipline and concerns about violence.

The NSW recorded its worst year for enrollment in public schools last year and has lost about 25,000 enrollments in the last three years.

Dizdar also outlined the state plan for public education, the commitment for explicit teaching in the schools of the State and has welcomed the state that hit a 4.8 billion dollar school funding agreement with the Commonwealth.

“The last four or five years have really hurt themselves on a personal front. I don’t like the fact that we lost 25,000 students who were with us in our system and made alternative choices … I want to win back those enrollments,” he said in the program.

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The CEO of the Association of Independent Schools of the NSW Margery Evans, who was interviewed for the program, said that it is “not constructive to crave a model of education abroad that has never existed in this country”.

“I am pleased that the secretary of the Department of Education has withdrawn his unfortunate observations and recognized the important role played by the Catholic and independent school sectors, who jointly educate 38 % of the students of the new South Wales.

“Independent and Catholic non -profit schools have educated Australian children for 200 years and continue to grow because they have the trust and support of parents.

“Australian educational leaders should focus on making their schools as good as possible and trusting families to decide which school is the best solution for their child,” Evans said.

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