[whatgotwhat]

all that article said is that out of the 20 students offered scholarships and who accepted, 17 of them were from private schools. this means that the majority of students who got perfect VCE scores were from private schools. a clear majority.

this is the same as every other year. face it: private schools consistently do better. there are only two possible explanations:

- private school students have access to a better education (better teachers etc.)
- private school studnets are inherently smarter

the second option is absolutely ridiculous and not true. the first option is true. if you want your child to have the best education possible, send him to a private school. if you can't afford it? tough titties. he can go to a public school and study his guts out and beat the private school kids. people are too obsessed with having their kid in the same school, forgetting that success in the VCE is not completely determined by who's teaching you and where they are teaching you. when you walk into that exam, it's just you and your brain. not mr mason's, not mrs kelly's. quit your whining, i say.