Hello, I’ve just read David Hill’s excellent article in the SMH and wanted to share our experiences at a state primary just north of Coffs Harbour. When we moved here from the UK we asked real estate agents where the best primary schools were for our daughter who was turning 5 in January 2007 and more…

I am sending you this anecdote from my daughter’s primary school experience of Scripture some years ago. Hannah did go to Scripture classes even though we are not a religious family and I had offered her the ‘out’. However, she did not relish the thought of the boredom that was the alternative, saying that the more…

Hello Parents4Ethics, I was really pleased to see your website, well done! I saw you were collecting people’s stories. I’m not a parent, but it’s not so long ago that I was a student affected by the laws surrounding SRE. As a young Atheist I had to sit in the library during scripture time, the more…

My partner and I moved to NSW from Adelaide in 2000. It was with disbelief several years later that I discovered that children in this state are faced with this farcical situation in public schools. I attended school throughout the 70s and 80s in South Australia where there is no religious education in public schools. more…

My two boys attend William Rose Public School in Seven Hills, Sydney, I opted them out of SRE when they first started school. I believe it is inappropriate to indoctrinate young children and that decisions about religion should be made by the individual, when they are old enough to decide for themselves. The classroom is more…

I have a very disturbing story of widespread bullying of children at our public school who opt out of SRC. I believe this is due to a combination of a devout teachers personal views and a desire to have a free hour while the kids are at scripture. Over my 7 years at the school more…

My husband and I, being of Christian backgrounds but non-practising, we were happy to allow our first child to attend SRE classes each week. Within a few years he was asking us to excuse him, as he said that they did exactly the same worksheets every year. That is, my nearly eight-year-old son was being more…

Our daughter started kindergarten this year at our local public primary school in Sydney. We want her to grow up knowing about as many religions as possible, and respecting other people’s beliefs and values. To follow a particular religion (or not) is a choice for her to make at some point in the future.We are more…

My daughter goes to North Sydney Demonstration school. During school hours, electives are available for religious tutelage in the denomination of choice as available. It is our choice that Juna not attend, as the religious learning of specific traditions is something we felt was more appropriate outside of school hours. Whilst we accept the right more…

Dear fellow parents, My 5 year old has started school this year and attends SRE classes, as do all but one child in his class. We are not raising him with a faith, but do not wish for him to be picked on for not attending, as other children have been at his school. We more…