Nationalising private school is not a good idea. As mentioned above Germany have free college, but I think you don't know that they have lots of private school too, where fees are charged at almost 10000-15000/year euro even for a nursery kids. UK has free school but if you go private you will end of paying up to £1000/month. So they better make government school free but private should remain private as these are the only school where our kids get decent education, manners, personality, sportsmanship etc. Private schools are expensive because, teachers are paid 10 times more, library, lab, sports facilities are of high-ends. If government gives all these facility at no cost or nominal cost, in government school, (especially quality of education) then I am sure all the parents will take their kids to the government school and private school will shut down itself. So better change the state run school first.