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Nigel Howard, Research associate, Flinders University

Parents have just started their own school in Sydney – this is part of a long tradition in Australia

A student at Adelaide's Ngutu College, recently founded to put Aboriginal culture at the centre of learning. Ngutu College. Author supplied.

Last week, The Australian newspaper reported some parents have been prompted to start their own schools to give their children the type of education they want.

One of these is Hartford College in Sydney, a new Catholic school with an emphasis on the liberal arts, including classical literature, languages and philosophy. It has about 22 students enrolled and the founding parents say they want to engage the “whole” child and will have mentors for each student.

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