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New data reveals public teachers consistently instructing around two students per class more than independent educators
Public school students are learning in classrooms with higher student-to-teacher ratios than children in private educational institutions, sparking renewed calls to address the underfunding of government schools.
The data, released by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (Acara), found the full-time equivalent student-teacher ratio is 12.8 for private schools and 13.6 for public schools nationally.
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