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Using Australian Bureau of Statistics figures from August 1996, the text compares numbers of schools, full-time students, and teaching staff between government and non-government sectors, while reviewing scholarly claims about shifting enrolments. 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Of these  \n7,087 (73.6%) were government schools operated by the State Directors-General of Education (or equivalent) and 2,542 (26.4%) were non-government schools.  \nThere were 3,142,933 full-time students attending these schools in August 1996. Of these, 2,221,475 (70.7%) attended government schools and 921,458 (29.3%)  \nwere attending non-government schools. The number of full-time students attending government schools in 1996 increased by 13,622 (0.6%) from the  \n2,207,853 attending in 1995, while the number of full-time students attending non-government schools increased by 19,974 (2.2%) from the 901,484 attending  \nin 1995. There was the equivalent of 143,949 full-time teaching staff in government schools in August 1996, an increase of 0.1% from the 143,787 in 1995,  \nwhile teaching staff in non-government schools totalled 60,070 full-time equivalent units, an increase of 1,456 (2.5%).  \nBone (1996a:15) claims that in Australia over the previous two decades enrolments in government schools have declined by 80,000 while those in private  \nschools have risen by 280,000. She also notes that while 30% of Australian students go to private schools this contrasts with the approximate 10% of pupils  \nwho attend private schools in Britain and North America where private schools receive no money from taxpayers (Bone, 1996a:15).  \nAnderson (1993: 184) claims that private school enrolments in Australia are proportionally higher than any Anglo-American country and are growing while  \nelsewhere they are static or declining. Current private school enrolments are the highest since state systems of schooling were founded in the previous  \ncentury. The Catholic school system comprises the largest segment of the \"private\" sector with slightly less than 20 per cent of school children. The  \nnon-Catholic \"private\" sector grew most in the 1980s. This included new elite schools, and ethnic and religious schools.  \nSchool choice has always been a contentious issue in Australia. From colonial Australia till the present day the issue of school choice has caused acrimonious debates and political manoeuvring with respect to the formation of public policy. Nineteen ninety-six saw the issue again assume great prominence as public  \npolicy was altered by the newly elected Federal Government in Canberra to make it easier for private school choice by parents.  \nThis paper explores the historical and contemporary influences surrounding school choice in Australia. It examines the influence of issues such as religion,  \nfinance, politics, legal and constitutional issues, multiculturalism and egalitarianism.  \nTypes of Private Schools  \nAustralian \"private\" school types include elite secondary schools (usually associated with either the Protestant or Catholic faith), Catholic parish primary and  \nsecondary schools; primary and secondary schools with other religious affiliations or associated with particular philosophies.  \nNormally \"private\" schools obtain some government assistance. Reasons for choice of private schools vary. For example, Praetz (1974:87) found that Catholic  \nparents selected Catholic schools because religion constituted part of the school curriculum rather than because of the \"Church's decree\". Partington  \n(1988:216-219) explained private school choice in terms of the schools' powers to employ teaching staff, control over the curricula and teaching methods,  \nreligious loyalties and the role of teacher trade unions. Seiffert (1993:3) noted t","cbCaipH6enjkx0vF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipH6enjkx0vF","pdf",93192,"English","# Introduction\n## Types of Private Schools\n## Historical Background\n## School Choice Policy and Contemporary Influences","[{\"question\":\"What do the statistics from August 1996 show about public and private schooling in Australia?\",\"answer\":\"The document reports 9,629 operating schools, with 7,087 (73.6%) government schools and 2,542 (26.4%) non-government schools. 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