I just found this article which shows the state of the newchurch system of education. 

There is much to be said about the many factors involved here. Here it is. But better to go to the link at the bottom.

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'I must have missed the meeting': 
Parents' anger and disbelief at school closure

By Charlotte Grieve and Rachel Eddie
July 30, 2019 — 9.32am


Parents and students of the 146-year-old Catholic secondary girls' school in Melbourne's inner-south have expressed shock and sadness at the decision.


Janet Mitchell and her year 8 daughter, Vitalia, had a sleepless night last night. But on Tuesday morning, the surprise and confusion had turned to anger.
"I feel cross that we weren't given the opportunity to fight for this school," Ms Mitchell said.
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"The fact that we were given no consultation, were told we'll see you in a week and a half to answer questions. What do they think we are? That we care so little? That we're going to be satisfied with that? I don't think so. We want answers and we want them now."
Another parent, Sam Baker, said her initial reaction was disbelief. She thought her 13-year-old daughter was trying to pull the wool over her eyes when she was told the school was closed.

"I said 'nice try girls'," Ms Baker said with a laugh. But the Albert Park resident's mood also soon turned to anger.

I must have missed the meeting about how we're going to save the school.
Parent Sam Baker

"Then to read it was like: hang on a second we haven't been asked about this, told about this. I must have missed the meeting about how we're going to save the school."
Ms Baker said she chose the school for her daughter because of its small cohort, adding that she didn't want daughter Ginger to attend a "mega education complex".
Of the school's size, Ms Baker said "its very strength of being small is now its very weakness."


Both parents pointed towards the school's high property value as potential reasons for the closure.
"This is a prime piece of real estate. I have no doubt that the sale of this school will go towards a whole bunch of things that our school has nothing to do with and our girls are paying the price," said Ms Baker.

Parents Janet Mitchell, left, and Sam Baker.
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Another parent, Ian Sands, also said he was caught by surprise but questioned whether new schools in the area or the impact of the royal commission into child sex abuse might have played a part.
"Is the church getting a battering after the royal commission?"


But Mr Sands said his daughter, in year 11, would remain at the school.
"The school is still open until the end of next year, I'm encouraging her to stay positive."
Ms Virgato stood at the gates of the school and spoke individually to parents and students at length as they filed into the gated grounds.

Principal Filina Virgato.
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A full school assembly was called and students hugged each other as they entered the building.


Angry parents stood outside the gates, at least one shed a tear.
Ms Virgato told reporters enrolments had been declining since before she was appointed in 2016.
"Essentially it's because we've been really struggling with enrolments for a while. Even well before I came," she said.
"We've certainly seen a steady decline. When I started, the year 7 group was already sort of starting to drop. We were in the 70s. You need a larger number of students in each year level to offer a diverse curciulum. Those numbers haven't really increased."
Ms Virgato said the decision to close was difficult "It's one that we're really heartbroken about to be honest," she said.

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Students have told The Age the petition was started by a student from Christian Brothers College, the brother school across the road, who did not want to be named.

Ms Virgato said she was hopeful there was some chance the school might stay open.
"We are hopeful. We have a great partnership with [Christian Brothers College] and Catholic education is certainly very supportive. We're hopeful though, we're always hopeful."
It was unclear on Tuesday morning what support the Christian Brothers College could provide.
Presentation College plans to hold an assembly for all students today.
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"As the girls come in we're going to all gather together, its a really important thing that we do. I want to give the opportunity to the girls to grieve but I want the girls to still be proud. I want us to go out on a high," Ms Virgato told reporters.
"I don't want these next 18 months to be a funeral, I want them to be a celebration of the great school that we are and the amazing people we are.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/i-must-have-missed-the-meeting-parents-anger-and-disbelief-at-school-closure-20190730-p52c0s.html