Re: Public and parochial Schools

Tane Akamatsu (tanea who-is-at ibm.net)
Wed, 19 May 1999 16:08:43 -0400

Almost, but not quite. It might be more accurate to say there are "public",
"separate", and "private" schools. You pays your taxes, and check off
whether you want your kid in the "public" or "separate" school system, both
of which are publicly funded. The separate system consists *only* of the
Roman Catholic Schools (in fact, they are called Roman Catholic Separate
School Boards). All other religious-based education (primarily other forms
of Christianity and Judaism) are through private schools. There are also
non-religious private schools (e.g., Montessori, Waldorf). Hope this
helps.

Tane Akamatsu
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ilda Carreiro King wrote:

> hello all,
> I have not been following the whole discussion, but when i was in Canada
> last weekend, my Toronto cousins told me that when they pay their
> residence taxes, they check off whether they want their child to attend
> parochial or public schools and the tuition is so directed when their
> children enter. Thus, they have chosen to send their children to
> parochial school and don't pay anything.
>
> I am not a proponent of tuition credits but thought the system
> interesting. Perhaps Gordon or someone from up North can explain the
> system and how they think it works out?
> Ilda