新西兰英语 108 Private and State Integrated Schools

　　Wanganui Collegiate is thinking about becoming a state integrated¹ school. It has been a private Church of England high school for 150 years. Most of that time, it was a boarding school for boys only. Recently it became a co-ed school, open to girls as well as boys. Now the school is having financial problems. Families are finding² it harder to pay for school fees.
In 1975, many Catholic³ schools became state integrated schools because they could no longer pay for school buildings and teachers’ salaries. Other church schools have also become state integrated schools. The government pays the teachers and looks after the buildings. State integrated schools also charge some fees. They are allowed to keep their special character which usually means that they teach some religious education. They also have to teach the same subjects as public schools.
At the moment, there are 101 private schools in New Zealand. They get about 25% of their money from the government but the rest comes from parents. Only about 4% of New Zealand children attend private schools. About 10% of New Zealand children attend state integrated schools and the other 86% attend public schools.
The Minister of Education, Anne Tolley, said that there is no extra money for education. If any private schools become integrated, this means less money for public schools.

1 integrated   

a.整合的，完整的

参考例句：

• A fully integrated low phase noise LC voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is presented.介绍了一种全集成的LC压控振荡器(VCO)的设计。

2 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

3 catholic   

adj.天主教的；n.天主教徒

参考例句：

• The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖。
• She was a devoutly Catholic.她是一个虔诚地天主教徒。