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What I meant was, 'Free' as in, not a private school where the parents have to pay term fees in order to have their children attend. Independent private schools, secular (religious), Montessori, that sort of thing, they are not 'free'.
The Government system is basically free, but you have to pay 'voluntary' fees (if you don't, your kids don't get to participate in school excursions or incursions).
If you're on some kind of welfare, you get allowances that can be used towards this and for uniforms, so you're really not out of pocket for the schooling.
And, yes, my taxes went towards the support of this education system.
(Celerydemon, Mon 8 Sep 2008, 14:19, Reply)