CEO claims ‘huge difference’ between public and private school, sparking debate
A young business owner has caused a stir after claiming there is a “huge difference” between private school and public school..
Zane Marshall, founder of marketing agency Lux Social, recently took to TikTok to claim that a whopping 70 percent of CEOs in Australia all attended private schools.
He claimed that, “despite what people say”, private school students have a big advantage when it comes to finding success after school.
While Mr Marshall noted the level of education also plays a “huge part”, he believes the networking opportunities provided to privately schooled students are what really sets them apart and gives them “the biggest advantage” those who go through the public system.
“When I compare my friends that went to private schools, they all went off into really high paying job or got these amazing opportunities early on through their network from the private school,” he said.
“Whether it was sporting team, whether it was a friend of a friend that they went to school with, someone’s uncle, someone’s dad – they all got really great opportunities through the network in the school.”
But Mr Marshall believes the most important advantage of private education is the “high level of confidence and self-worth” instilled in them by their teachers.
“I didn’t get that at public school,” he claimed.
The young Aussie’s claims sparked a major debate among viewers, with the video racking up over 1500 comments.
There were many who completely disagreed with Mr Marshall’s assessment, with some pointing out a lot of the families who send their kids to private school already have the connections he spoke about, along with the money to support their career aspirations.
“Yeah it’s not the education.. it’s the fact that most people going to private school are ahead economically already and easy to climb the ladder,” one commenter said.
“Unfair advantage. Taxpayers shouldn’t pay a cent to private education,” another wrote.
One commenter claimed her brother went to private school and, while he is financially successful, he is suffering trauma from his school years.
“I went to a public school – absolutely killing it with zero connections,” another said.
One person also claimed: “I think it’s only fair that you mention the highest university drop our rate are those from private school.”
However, there were still plenty of people who agreed with Mr Marshall, with many former private school kids chiming in on the debate.
“All my corporate jobs have come about from my private school connections so I agree,” one wrote.
“Spot on! I went to a private school and I walked into jobs because of the school I attended,” another said.
One person believed private education was worth the money because it drills into students the importance of being “well dressed and having high public standards”.
“Private schools hold kids to a much higher standard than public schools. Kids will naturally aim higher after school with more confidence,” another said.
Others went was far as to claim that private schools don’t tolerate the same behaviors as public schools, therefore students “actually get the chance to learn.”
