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Originally Posted by babikakez I doubt that the universities are discriminating based upon public/private status. It just so happens that the majority of the students achieving 99.95 are from private schools. |
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It just so happens..."?
That's naive in the extreme. Wouldn't you consider, at least, that there must be some causal link present in the phenomena under consideration for such a result?
It's not a form of
active discrimination in the conventional sense, but an institutionalised system of distinction and selection favouring a specific group - an inherent outcome of a fundamentally inequitable educational system.
The universities can claim simple recognition of academic merit - but we all know academic achievement is intrinsically linked to social class stratification.
It's akin to a foot race that allows assistance for a select few, and significant handicaps for the broader majority.
Public school students would be wise to take note - as this reality is at
their expense.
Isn't the VCE fun?