Speak up for education

Here are five messages for MPs, candidates and all who care about education and Australia's future:

1. Australia needs more government money invested in education for all students
2. Parents choosing non-government schools add to Australia's public investment in education
3. Parents who send their children to independent schools as saving taxpayer dollars - funds which are available for all government schools
4. Government support for independent schools is money well spent - independent schools are an efficient use of public funds
5. Government funding for independent school students promotes choice, balance and quality

What you can do

Non-government schools offer their communities educational and economic opportunities that are often overlooked by the media. Independent School Parents will provide parents of children attending independent schools with relevant and timely information. These facts will provide parents with the opportunity to support their choice in educating their students, and challenge common misconceptions in a variety of ways.

Parents can support the independent education sector by:

• promoting the community projects undertaken by their children’s school
• informing the wider community of the benefits independent schools offer
• responding to media articles and opinions through letters to the editor
• participating in talkback radio discussions dealing with schooling issues, and
• writing or speaking with local Members of Parliament (MP).

Here are some guidelines to writing letters to the editor, corresponding with local MPs and calling talkback radio shows.

Letters to The Parents' Website

Click here to read letters from parents of children at independent schools.

'Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.'

UN Declaration of Human Rights