Parents 'oppose' school test rankings

Most parents oppose naming and shaming of bad schools, a poll says

The survey said the Rudd Government's top five priorities should be recruiting more teachers, reducing class sizes, upgrading public school facilities, introducing a national curriculum and giving a computer to all Years 9-12 students.

The Australian Education Union, a vocal critic of school league tables, commissioned the survey, which was carried out by UMR Research.

Surveyors told parents there were concerns that organisations, such as newspapers, could take school test results and publish tables that ranked schools by performance. Respondents were also told some parents and teachers believed the data should not be reproduced without the Government's permission.