PTE Reading MC Single Answer
Read the passage and answer the question by selecting the correct response from the options below.
Education in Australia is a state responsibility, except in Canberra where it is funded by the federal government. State education departments run the government schools and set the policies for educational practice and standards for all schools. Non-government schools, run by religious and other groups, exist in all states. Special provision is made for inaccessible outback areas, with modern technologies bringing teaching to the bush. Schooling is compulsory from age 5-6 to age 15-16 in all states. After their final year at school, students sit for the Higher School Certificate (HSC). Universities and independent of state control are funded by the federal government.
The overall purpose of the passage is to _____