“…Finally, German nationals began seeking privatized education in response to the relatively poor ratings of the German school system in the Programme for International Student Assessment comparative study in 2000 (PISA) (Schwindt, 2003;Cortina, Koinzer, Leschinsky, 2009). While Germany has since undergone reforms to their national educational system, inequalities linking socio-economic status and achievement levels are still viewed to persist, despite acknowledged improvements (Gürlevik, Palentien, & Heyer, 2013). Moreover, the attractiveness of privatized education within Germany has risen by 9% between 1992 and 2010, and now, one in eleven students attends a private institution (Gürlevik, Palentien & Heyer, 2013:8).…”