Australia’s schooling system is among the most highly segregated in the OECD. Public schools educate the majority of disadvantaged students, while there is concentrated advantage in private schools.
This situation can be attributed, in large part, to our school funding arrangements.
A really informative article that explains how we got to where we are and what we can do about it. Australians must demand a fair and more intelligent system.
There are public selective high schools in all Australian states and there’s also other specialised ones, see https://www.australianschoolsdirectory.com.au/
Special needs schools have been thought to not be beneficial for children. I am not arguing for or against.