Quote Originally Posted by Jase View Post
EDIT 2: im almost 100% sure our school system is free here, well public school that is. That or we just never paid for it LOL.
Taxes pay for it. In the US, each state decides on their own how to fund it. Texas does so by taking a percentage of homeowners' property tax.

In Australia, it may be the case that only families with children have to pay the necessary taxes, but I think it's most likely that they just take it out of your taxes without you knowing about it.