State. A harsh environment and, to look back, I had a hard time of it but in retrospect it was probably the making of me. If I'd been born with a silver spoon up my bottom I'd probably still be slacking my way through uni now instead of being well on my way to being a self made man.
Would I send my own kids to private or state school? I honestly couldn't answer that at the moment. I'd like to think I would send them to a state school and let them learn the ways of the world at an early age but if it actually came to the crunch...