I know there's some discussion now on whether ATARs should be scrapped to stop the focus on particular subjects and allow students to feel more able to choose areas they'd prefer to be studying. That would be a step in the right direction in one way, but it seems to be more a way to encourage even more students to go to university, who might previously have been put off by the ATAR constraints. Perhaps it's because they realise they'll be losing some of the foreign students.
I dont know if it's similar in Victoria, but in SA there's some real snobbery when it comes to employment. You're judged on what school you attended, which basically means they're looking at whether you come from money or not and not your level of education. I guess a degree will also indicate a certain amount of money, or at least a certain amount of debt.
Well given I work at a private school I am well versed in that area! Yes, there is quite a lot of judgement about the school you went to..sometimes it's just the name on your CV that opens doors. Judging on money alone is completely unfair.