Thursday, March 28, 2019

https://www.smh.com.au/education/very-suspicious-the-schools-cracking-down-on-enrolment-fraud-20190328-p518hs.html


Notes:

  • Staff sleuth to catch parents enrolment rules
  • same enrolment address and uncovered a forged signature 
  • Strathfield Girls' High, check prospective student's address, lived there didn't know
  •  noted the agent listed signature forged
  • Fair Trading enrolment officer gave statement seven families enrolled same house
  • First day of school without being enrolled, the father tried a false address, granny flat address
  • some of Sydney's most in-demand schools include 
  • principal verify child's residential address, demand exceeds available places.


Summary:

Staff at popular public schools investegate to catch parents area enrolment rules. One school caught seven families using the same enrolment address and uncovered a forged signature. In one case, Strathfield Girls' High check a student's address people who lived there didn't know the applicant and had been there for years. It was also noted the agent listed the applicant signature had been forged.
In another case at unnamed school went to Fair Trading, the enrolment officer gave a statement. He did found seven families enrolled at the same house.
In another case, first day of school a student without being enrolled. The father tried wrong address,then a granny flat address. Some of Sydney's most in-demand schools included.
Principals can take steps to identify a child's residential address, especially in schools where demand exceeds available places.






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