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Parents make significant sacrifices amid rising private school enrolments

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Thu, 3 Apr 2025, 8:23am
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Parents make significant sacrifices amid rising private school enrolments

Author
九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 3 Apr 2025, 8:23am

There鈥檚 a belief a surge in Kiwi parents making significant sacrifices to afford sending children to private schools won't last.   

In some instances, private school enrolments are closed until 2027, families are being asked to submit videos of their home life, and entrance tests are being made tougher. 

Independent Schools of New Zealand chief executive Guy Pascoe told Mike Hosking around 4% of New Zealand students are enrolled at private education.  

He says parents are making huge financial sacrifice to make it happen, and there's concern there'll be a point when parents simply can't afford it anymore. 

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