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[Misc] How many on here went to a private school

How many on here went to Private schools?

  • Yes I did

    Votes: 30 10.5%

  • No I didn’t

    Votes: 144 50.3%

  • I did and my kids did/do/will do

    Votes: 14 4.9%

  • I didn’t but my kids did/do/will do

    Votes: 22 7.7%

  • I didn’t and my kids didn’t/won’t

    Votes: 94 32.9%

  • My answers may have been different if I could afford it

    Votes: 18 6.3%

  • Other, I’m sure I’ve missed options

    Votes: 3 1.0%

  • I did but my kids didn’t/don’t won’t

    Votes: 14 4.9%

  • Private schools breed Nonces and Rugger Buggers

    Votes: 36 12.6%
  • Total voters
    286


Flounce

Flounce

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Nov 15, 2006
5,706
Brian Fantana said:
Yes and yes.

Some of the stories of the backgrounds of the foreign students we had in our school would fill a book. Amusing and terrifying in equal measure sometimes.
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Same, in a school of 300 around 100 were foreign and most from Africa and HK. Went to school with a Nigerian dictator’s son and the son of the Finance minister of Ghana who allegedly did a runner with millions including a solid gold bed head!
 






Simster

Simster

"the man's an arse"
Jul 7, 2003
55,467
Surrey
jcdenton08 said:
Just on this, I dated a girl - international student from Hong Kong - who was at Roedean. I suspect she and her family were very wealthy, but I didn’t ask questions. She was lovely, down to earth and normal, and unfailingly polite.
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What a coincidence, my niece is a CHINK* who goes to Roedean and she is lovely, down to earth, normal and polite too.




*Half chink actually, as @Stumpy Tim is as Caucasian as I am.
 








Simster

Simster

"the man's an arse"
Jul 7, 2003
55,467
Surrey
Oh yeah, on the point of the thread, I'd always consider private education in this country if the local state offering was a load of wank.

That's the issue in Britain isn't it? You can be in an area where the state schools are fantastic, but unfortunately you can also be in an area where they are truly awful (often through no fault of their own). Then again, if I lived in the catchment area of a sink estate with drug and gang problems and had the money for private education, I'd sooner just move areas. :shrug:
 


Sorrel

Sorrel

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Jul 5, 2003
3,086
Back in East Sussex
Simster said:
Oh yeah, on the point of the thread, I'd always consider private education in this country if the local state offering was a load of wank.

That's the issue in Britain isn't it? You can be in an area where the state schools are fantastic, but unfortunately you can also be in an area where they are truly awful (often through no fault of their own). Then again, if I lived in the catchment area of a sink estate with drug and gang problems and had the money for private education, I'd sooner just move areas. :shrug:
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Yes, maybe there should have also been a "No, but I moved house to get my children to a better school" vote option.
 


Klaas

Klaas

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Nov 1, 2017
2,721
maffew said:
We had to put notice in in the second year. Something mad happened after that, an anonymous benefactor sent a letter/spoke to the bursary who covered the difference for my, and my brothers fees for 3 years, like Great Expectations.

We are quite sure it was a classics teacher at the school who was in the choir at the cathedral I was in Legend of a man smoking his pipe in class.
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Wow! Love this.
 






Guinness Boy

Guinness Boy

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Jul 23, 2003
38,611
Up and Coming Sunny Portslade
Me - Hove Park and proud, bruv.

Kids - PACA and proud, mush.

Mrs GB did have a couple of years at The Royal Masonic Institute for Young Ladies in Rikki. And also a couple in a state school in Bishop Auckland that might as well have been a borstal.
 


Triggaaar

Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
54,885
Goldstone
I've clicked 'other'.

I went to state school until after O levels, but my dad died shortly before the exams and that wasn't great, so my mum sent me to a private college to try and help me get some qualifications (which worked). So although I did go to a private school for a short time, I don't feel like I did.

And my kids didn't.
 




One Teddy Maybank

One Teddy Maybank

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Aug 4, 2006
23,832
Worthing
I didn’t, but my son did.

He did really well and is very academic, but unfortunately he did have quite a few health issues, so in fact (although not the reason we did it), the ability for more individual tuition when he was in hospital/at appointments was really helpful.
There is no doubt it has put him in a better place than he might have been.
 




DavidinSouthampton

DavidinSouthampton

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Jan 3, 2012
17,610
Grammar School and Oxford.
I met some very nice people at Oxford who had been to Private School, and also a fair bunch of total prats
 




Herr Tubthumper

Herr Tubthumper

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Jul 11, 2003
64,157
The Fatherland
Tideway for my O levels then I decided a switch was needed so I went to Lewes Tech to do my As.

Aside from the VAT, I don’t have an issue with private schools though.
 




dazzer6666

dazzer6666

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Mar 27, 2013
57,319
Burgess Hill
Village primary (traditional, small), local comprehensive (good, also did the 11+ but the grammar school closed the year I would have joined), A levels at nearby town 6th form (very crap, as were my results). Neither of our kids went to private school (no way we could have afforded it), both now have a degree and an MSc.
 
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