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Yep - still existing ... albeit was the professional network rather than old school boys ... which is why hubby walked into his new job 4 days after being retrenched. Very much who you know rather than what after a few years in the workforce As for the "property versus private school" ...

Yes - but what would be the statistics on the percentage of kids that go on with the "career progression" between the two types of schools. Using the example of "degrees", one would assume this article is about degree orientated careers - usually (but not always) higher paid employment ...

Totally agree. Where we lived previously, Junior went to a public primary school - and we had plans for her to try out for a couple of the elite public high schools - but even then, the run of the mill public high school would have been fine. The quality of the public schools was high (I...

Totally agree with Bayview, CJ and depreciator ... it is so much more than the academic "education" ... although Junior is excelling in that too. :D

Not with the quality of schools - and accompanying quality of many of the population - in my area (read: drugs, violence, abuse, no discipline, pension mentality) ... I think my $4-5,000 year private school fees is money very well spent for her to rumble around with kids - and families - of...