DSS status offers students best chance
St Stephen's is embroiled in a debate over whether to become a Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) school which has divided the school community.
Parents fret, worry and fuss; it's our job, and it's only natural.
Every one of us wants the very best for our children. As the mother of a young girl who is growing up as part of the St Stephen's Girls' College community, I am no exception.
Like every parent with a child at the school, I feel fortunate to have secured a place for my daughter at this caring, progressive institution with an outstanding academic track record.
This summer, however, a shadow of uncertainty is hanging over its future. St Stephen's is embroiled in a debate over whether to become a Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) school which has divided the school community.
Parents and teachers on both sides of the argument unquestionably have their differences but every one of us has the interests of the students at heart.
As an executive in the financial world, I know that we live in a fast-changing world. Last year's solutions are not next year's solutions. What was good enough a month ago will not be good enough next month.
The world of education, thankfully, is vastly different to the world of finance, but the need to adapt and excel is just as crucial.