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Editorial: Education divide grows | Adelaide Now

Editorial: Education divide grows | Adelaide Now:

Editorial: Education divide grows

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Valdman Feb 6 2012

Valdman's view for February 6, 2012.

THE length that some parents are taking to ensure their children are sent to their school of choice highlights a divide in the quality of education offered throughout the state.

In some cases parents are lying about their addresses or moving house just so their children can attend a particular school.

On the evidence of where parents send their children to school and the lengths to which they go to do so, this divide appears to be growing.

As the state's population expands, the situation will only get worse.

While schools with greater reputations and superior facilities are increasingly reaching capacity,