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Low-fee private schools are booming in these Melbourne suburbs
Private school enrolments grew at three times the rate of those at state and Catholic schools over the last year.
- Caroline Schelle
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Where do Brisbane’s richest families send their kids? Search your school here
The median family income of parents at one Brisbane school exceeds $340k, but many private school families still begin saving years in advance.
- Catherine Strohfeldt and Craig Butt
Victorian kids the bright sparks as NAPLAN fails to shine
National results in the benchmark test this year remain static, but Victorian students have shown marked improvement.
- Noel Towell
State school teachers demand 35 per cent pay rise, smaller classes, reduced workload
The cash-strapped and debt-laden state government is about to be hit with big wage claim by underpaid and fired-up public school teachers.
- Noel Towell
Revealed: The plans for Australia’s first Hindu school
On a block of land in western Sydney, Australia’s fastest-growing religious group is planning its first foray into mainstream education.
- Mostafa Rachwani
Teachers to protest in the streets against school funding cuts
The Australian Education Union wrote to Victorian teachers calling for immediate action against the government’s school funding “con job”.
- Chip Le Grand
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Private school with $85 million pool gets all-clear for federal cash
Political heat is rising over $15.8 million in federal funding for an exclusive Melbourne girls’ school with a new $85 million aquatic and sports centre.
- Noel Towell
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- Selective schools
Selective school fail: Why NSW has lost control of the beast it created
It’s time to stop prioritising the aspirations of politicians and parents and to focus on the interests of children. It’s time for serious and significant reform.
- Jordan Baker
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Allan’s school funding cuts pit underpaid teachers against underresourced students
At every turn, my little public school encountered funding barriers. Now, the government has tossed us into the “too hard” basket.
- Elsie Flanagan-O'Neill
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Race-day riches, classroom crumbs: School on GP track pleads for help
South Melbourne Park Primary, on the Grand Prix track, struggles with safety, funding and disruptions while the state spends hundreds of millions on car race facilities.
- Noel Towell