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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL 6, 2025: People at Sydney University. Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

The university nearly one in four students picked as their top choice

A dramatic shift in student preferences reveals inner-city unis are crushing their suburban rivals, with University of Sydney capturing nearly a quarter of all applications in its state.

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Private schools put on notice over bullying

The Minns government will this weekend unveil its plan to tackle school bullying as private schools are put on notice.

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Shore School staff outraged over principal’s lavish send-off

Shore School staff members have slammed the timing of farewell celebrations for outgoing principal Dr John Collier, who once called Lilie James’s killer “an absolute delight”.

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‘Ambushed and humiliated’: Elite school student’s devastating ordeal

See the video: A student at one of the nation’s Top 100 private schools has detailed in a heartbreaking letter how he was lured, ambushed and drenched in beer by classmates.

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Police called in: Private school teen lured to park in cruel prank

Watch the video: An incident involving students from The Scots College is under investigation by police after a boy was allegedly physically and verbally abused, and had beer thrown on him.

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‘F…… Drink’: New video emerges of beer-swigging Scots students

A second video has emerged of students of the prestigious private school in a Sydney park, which appears to show some forcing others to drink while standing over them.

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Public or private? What the 2025 NAPLAN results tell parents

Opportunity classes are lifting NSW public schools’ NAPLAN scores by up to 7 per cent, but there are still some non-selective public schools beating their expensive private school neighbours.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos AUGUST, 14, 2020: A general view of St Vincent's College in Potts Point. The school confirmed late on Thursday night one of its pupils had tested positive to COVID-19. Look for any cleaning activity at the school, also exterior and signage thanks. Picture: NewsWire/Joel Carrett

$26k inner-Sydney girls’ school fails in search for new leader

The hunt for a new principal to lead an inner-city independent Catholic school ‘into its next phase’ has been unsuccessful, adding to the all-girls school’s growing leadership woes.

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Brand-new ‘study hub’ brings city unis to Western Sydney kids

Kitted out with much-needed amenities including wellness services and free wi-fi, Liverpool’s newest university outpost is set to become a home away from home for suburban students.

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Mapped: Every NSW school’s NAPLAN results

The Daily Telegraph has analysed NAPLAN results for more than 2000 primary schools and 800 secondary schools across NSW. See how your child’s school stacks up.

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A mother has slammed her son's school for axing physics, warning it could destroy his engineering career dreams before they begin.

NSW school’s ‘baffling’ decision to ditch HSC physics

NSW kids are being dudded out of the chance to study high-scoring STEM subjects in their own classrooms, leaving one frustrated mum to call for stricter rules requiring schools to offer core HSC courses.

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NAPLAN results 2025: How Sydney’s top schools performed in reading, writing and arithmetic

How Sydney’s top schools performed in the 2025 NAPLAN

NAPLAN scores at schools in some of Sydney’s wealthiest suburbs have tanked, with student performance falling well below the previous year’s results. See how their scores stack up.

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No News.com NO Australian Embargo DAILY TELEGRAPH - NOVEMBER 27, 2025. Pictured at Cabramatta High School are year 9 students Adam Nguyen 14, Amy Phung 15, Thy Tran 14 and Oliver Maung 14. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Meet the school in the spotlight for ‘innovative’ NAPLAN scheme

Sparing the time for personalised, one-on-one post-NAPLAN feedback sessions for every single student is no mean feat. Here’s how Sydney’s 13th largest public school has boosted kids’ results.

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NORTHERN DISTRICT TIMES/ AAP Photos of Macquaire University, different areas and the architecture around the campus on Thursday the 12th March 2020. AAP IMAGE/ Tim Pascoe

Macquarie Uni job cuts will see tutorial time slashed, union claims

Macquarie Uni is expected to forge ahead with redundancies in two faculties this week, but the union claims the move could result in less classroom time for students – a claim the uni itself disputes.

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