A number of people have been discussing schools on this story:
http://tinyurl.com/34eh6es
Continue schools talk here!
Glad you found the story on the NSC poonamkay.
As to how state schools can keep up with private schools, it's a toughie! They usually say, smaller class sizes etc. But having gone to a state school myself, I believe you can do well by revising in good time, going to your teachers at the end of the day if you need help with essay structure/anything specific and doing practice essays/papers to revise.
What does everyone else think?
35k - 40k pa + BONUS & OTHER BENEFITS
30k - 31k pa + Overtime (OTE 40K)
24k - 30k pa + BONUS & OTHER BIG CO. BENEFITS