Victorian schools show a divide: inner suburbs rate 89%, growth areas drop to 55.8%
Victorian schools survey shows inner suburbs at 89 per cent satisfaction, growth areas as low as 55.8 per cent.
Data from Victoria's annual parental satisfaction survey reveals a sharp divide between Melbourne's inner and outer schools. Stonnington schools averaged 89.2 per cent satisfaction.
Cardinia, the worst-performing area, hit just 55.8 per cent. Growth-area schools struggle with several challenges.
They have ageing facilities, portable classrooms, and bullying reports. Transport delays also affect these areas as populations expand.
Casey bucked the trend, averaging 72.9 per cent. Cranbourne West Secondary College rated 97.6 per cent.
Nossal High School rated 96.3 per cent. Those schools credit strong bullying management.
They employ multicultural staff. They make leadership accessible.
Regionally, Pyrenees Shire rated highest at 93.8 per cent. Wodonga scored lowest at 48.2 per cent.
Two Melbourne schools achieved perfect 100 per cent ratings: Box Hill Senior Secondary College and Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School.
- Stonnington 89.2%
- Highest satisfaction
- Cardinia 55.8%
- Lowest satisfaction
- Over 300
- Schools surveyed
Why it mattersWhere a child goes to school shapes their whole experience. A school's rating shows where the system needs investment and support most urgently.
AustraliaVictorian families considering schools face stark differences in parent satisfaction depending on their area, signalling where funding and support are most needed.
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