ABSTRACT
In 2005 I returned to Kotara High School, which children from the Tannous, Elkheir and other families attended. Lamise was now attending university, Sahar was studying at technical college, and Suzy and Ali were working in retail. Kotara High School had undergone a transformation. The school population has risen from 300 to 800 and the school was no longer monocultural Arabic background but diverse. Student outcomes were at state average, and staff and student morale was high. Success stories similar to this one fill the educational literature as teachers and administrators look for answers to the inequities that again abound in OECD countries' education systems. The answer given by the principal and teachers at Kotara, and the theme of this chapter, is that there is no formula, no single answer. This chapter looks at the changes that could be made at system level, at school level and at classroom level for better educational outcomes.
