Will the quality of a teacher influence your study score?

[Rod]

You seem to have misunderstood the point of my post.

If anything, it was a dig at those who claim that going to the top private/selective schools did not advantage them, and it was their hard work that got them where they are.

It is more difficult to achieve in a public school, but certainly it is not impossible. I'd never claim otherwise - there are several examples on this board of very high achievers from public schools. That's why those who do achieve elsewhere deserve, in my opinion, much more respect than those who do so in private/selective schools.

I'm hesitant to start another private vs public school debate, since we get a load of them, but it'll suffice to say that I think the current situation in which money attains you a far superior education is unfair.

Do your best, work hard, and for me that's real achievement right there. The ATAR is just a number, and the way in which you got there counts much more looking back.

Thanks buddy, sorry about the misunderstanding.