A parent-controlled school is a type of private school in which significant power is vested in the parents of students, usually through an association.
In Australia, the first Christian parent-controlled school was Calvin Christian School in Kingston, Tasmania, established in 1962.
Christian Education National (formerly Christian Parent Controlled Schools) represents eighty such schools around the country.
[1] Christian parent-controlled schools are driven by a belief that parents have been "given a responsibility by God for their children's upbringing and education.
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