Yeah see there is way more parental involvement and parental say at the private v. Public for us. Parents are so much more disengaged and have so little say at our public school. It's what we can afford and their intentions are good but I'm 100% certain that although it wouldn't be perfect our kids would enter off in private at the moment... Which is why you really have to look a your own child and the schools available to you to choose from. We really can't tell you about what will work - only to proceed with caution :-).