The report, Parents' Attitudes to Schooling, found that:
■Less than half the parents surveyed believed their children were leaving school with adequate skills in science (46 per cent); numeracy (39 per cent); literacy (37 per cent); job-related skills (31 per cent) and history (23 per cent).
■The majority of parents cited national consistency in teaching standards, the school curriculum and school starting ages as important areas.
■Sixty-seven per cent of parents of children in private schools want them to attend university, compared with about half of parents with children in public schools.
■Ninety per cent of parents choose a school based on how secure an environment it provides, while more than eight in 10 are drawn by discipline, values, academic reputation and the school's facilities.
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■Less than half the parents surveyed believed their children were leaving school with adequate skills in science (46 per cent); numeracy (39 per cent); literacy (37 per cent); job-related skills (31 per cent) and history (23 per cent).
■The majority of parents cited national consistency in teaching standards, the school curriculum and school starting ages as important areas.
■Sixty-seven per cent of parents of children in private schools want them to attend university, compared with about half of parents with children in public schools.
■Ninety per cent of parents choose a school based on how secure an environment it provides, while more than eight in 10 are drawn by discipline, values, academic reputation and the school's facilities.
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