Rochdale68, how much does a teacher in your private school make? And is it a fair wage? 

I hope it's a venerable private school with some history and not the kind of place that might file for bankruptcy. I had a friend who was a teacher at a private school in Alberta where a former PC Premier was on the Board which went bankrupt two months after he began teaching. He lost a month's pay and parents a half year's tuition while the public system had to pick up the pieces.

I hope your kids are at a good private school. Some don't deliver what they promise. Some are havens for troubled rich kids. 

Of course, some parents move their children to the Catholic School system because they think it's more rigorous. I'm not sure of that. And some people pay more for a house in a good school district.

My kids did just fine in the public system. And they're doing great at post-secondary institutions. Much has to do with what happens at home. Education is a family affair.