Published: May 11, 2019
Worsening school inequality in Australia further entrenches disadvantage. There are children who struggle to afford attendance at free public schools
Bec* loves school and wants to go to university so she can become a social worker, and help children who grew up in similar situations to her own.
The Aboriginal teenager missed a lot of classes when she was younger – from grades five to seven. Her mum was in an abusive relationship, and money was so tight affording petrol just to get to and from school was difficult. Her Naplan test results nosedived in that period, her principal says.
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