Private schools provide £29m a year in bursaries to Scottish student and saves the state from educating their pupils - do they therefore deserve charity status?
Is opposition to private school charity status class envy?
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 74
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations this week called for a review of the charity status of private schools, highlighting they spend on average just 6.1% of their income on bursaries. The charity sector umbrella body said this means they do not provide enough public benefit to deserve the tax breaks of charity status. In response the Scottish Council for Independent Schoosl highlighted the £29m a year that private schools do spend on bursaries, and pointed out that the overall savings to the state, which doesn't have to educate these pupils, is much higher.
So, why does the charity status of private schools annoy so many people? Are Scots not rich enough or clever enough to attend them just jealous? What do you think?
Please leave a comment to explain your response.
