Across Australia’s outer suburbs, more parents are picking private over public schools. What’s behind the trend?

The uptick in enrolments is sharpest in urban growth areas, with parents seeking the best opportunity they can get for their children Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast When Ana Mulipola and her husband, Walter, moved to Caroline Springs in Melbourne’s outer west 22 years ago “it was literally just us”, she says. “We had no neighbours. It was a blank canvas.” They hadn’t thought much about their future children’s education when they built their home in the greenfields development but, as the suburb has grown around them, so has their family. When it came time, they chose to send their three boys to a Catholic primary school. Continue reading...