Every year schools ask parents for donations to help make up the shortfall in funding they get from the government. It allows schools to provide a better service to students than they would be able to were they reliant on government funding alone. Getting a good education is so incredibly important these days. Those schools with a lower socio-economic make-up get extra funding to make up for the fact parents are unlikely to be able to afford donations. No system will benefit everyone but we need to be grateful we have a system which gives every child a chance.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 07, 2016 09:00 UTC