{"id":10842,"date":"2022-10-27T11:06:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T00:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/?post_type=institutions&p=10842"},"modified":"2023-09-04T13:11:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T03:11:57","slug":"private-schools-in-sydney","status":"publish","type":"institutions","link":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/private-schools-in-sydney\/","title":{"rendered":"Offending Institution: Private Schools in Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WARNING: This article includes references to suicide which some readers may find upsetting. Reader discretion is advised.  <\/i><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All Australian children are guaranteed a place in public schools, and there\u2019s a near-universal enrolment rate across the country. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, more than <\/span>four million children were enrolled in school in 2020<\/span><\/a> \u2014 a legal requirement for parents who do not want to receive a fine. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Australian schools fall under government and non-government (private) schools. Almost two-thirds of children are enrolled in government schools. The remaining third are enrolled in private schools, and this is where the bulk of school sexual abuse occurs. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From emotional abuse, harassment and bullying to full-on child sexual abuse, the frequency of child abuse in private schools is downright disturbing \u2014 especially in Sydney NSW. This article exposes the shocking abuse statistics and shares the stories of Sydney survivors who deserve to have their voices heard. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The harrowing statistics of child sexual abuse in Australian schools<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Source: <\/span>The Royal Commission<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the Royal Commission, <\/span>8,013 private sessions were held, and 2,186 survivors (31.8%) claimed to have been sexually abused in a school setting as a child<\/span><\/a>. Three-quarters of these survivors claimed to have been abused in non-government private schools. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commission heard stories about 1,069 schools, 55.8% of which were non-government schools. In most cases, there were <\/span>\u201cclusters\u201d of cases<\/span><\/a> where a perpetrator (or perpetrators) would abuse multiple students over time. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple <\/span>institutional factors<\/span><\/a> were identified explaining the prevalence of sexual abuse and non-disclosure in private schools, including:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n