Australian families spend far more on private schooling than many other countries. Here’s why that’s a problem
- Written by Emma Rowe, Senior Researcher in the School of Education, Deakin University
If you feel like you’re paying a lot for your child’s private school education, that’s because you probably are.
When we look at the international data, we see Australian households are contributing a lot more to their children’s education than other countries in the OECD.
Why is this happening? And why is it a problem?





