Revealed: Family incomes of SA’s wealthiest schools
There were 15 schools in SA where parents earn a median income of more than $200k.
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New $60m private school set for big name development
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The schools in Adelaide’s north and northeast raking it in
One raked in more than $170m in five years – see the wealthiest and poorest schools across the north, inner north and north east of Adelaide.
Revealed: Regional SA’s richest and poorest schools
One raked in nearly $130m in five years , while the next See the richest and poorest schools across the regions and Adelaide Hills.
The schools in Adelaide’s north and northeast raking it in
One raked in more than $170m in five years – see the wealthiest and poorest schools across the north, inner north and north east of Adelaide.
Revealed: Regional SA’s richest and poorest schools
One raked in nearly $130m in five years , while the next See the richest and poorest schools across the regions and Adelaide Hills.
The all-school rich list: SA’s wealthiest and poorest revealed
The state’s wealthiest colleges are raking almost 100 times more than some cash-strapped small schools, new data reveals. Search the list.
Major call on Barossa principal’s future amid school bullying claims
The leader of the state’s largest regional school is leaving after a series of alarming incidents involving staff and students.
‘Heartbreaking’: Uni merger has soccer club members off-side
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Anti-abortion lecturer lodges bullying claim
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Science sisters up for prestigious prize aim to help world with new research
Two SA sisters hoping to change the world with their research have been named finalists for a prestigious science prize.
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Big shake-up of how SA’s public school funding dished out
A new framework for how and which schools receive infrastructure funding has been announced by the state government following a $250m spend promise.
Mapped: Where ‘childcare deserts’ are crippling country towns
Parents in SA waiting years for – or being refused access to – childcare, amid a postcode lottery of centres. Do you live in a daycare desert? See the map.
Kindy coming for SA three-year-olds in $715m early education reform
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New schools set for key growth areas in Adelaide
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Childcare rebate: the unexpected downside
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Autistic student brutally beaten in sickening public school yard attack
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The all-school rich list: SA’s wealthiest and poorest revealed
The state’s wealthiest colleges are raking almost 100 times more than some cash-strapped small schools, new data reveals. Search the list.
‘Get him’: More sickening fights at school rocked by violence
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$25k bonus to work with youngest South Aussies
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Escaping horror high: Student flees school after sinister question
A female former student at an embattled Barossa high school said she felt so threatened by a peer that she had to leave for her own safety.
‘Gotta f**cking stop now’: Shocking violence grips southern school
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Major call on Barossa principal’s future amid school bullying claims
The leader of the state’s largest regional school is leaving after a series of alarming incidents involving staff and students.
MP faces court accused of stealing money from kids charity
Troy Bell has appeared in an Adelaide court accused of stealing funds from a not-for-profit he was running when he was a teacher.
Toddlers being turned into activists at childcare: Report
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‘If I wanted my child exposed to secular ideas, I’d use state school’
Two parents have spoken out against the federal government’s proposed changes to discrimination laws, saying it’s an attack on their rights to choose what’s best for their children.
‘Night gone horribly wrong’: Axe attack victim speaks as thug walks free
A primary school educator has been telling children he was scratched by a koala after he was left with a permanent facial scar during a horrific axe attack in the CBD.
First look: Record donation funds huge upgrade at private school
An Adelaide private school is set to build a new 500-seat student centre after receiving a huge donation from an old scholar.
Exclusive school bails out of camp as cops called to popular park
Staff from a top Adelaide private college made the call to go home from Belair National Park at about 8.30pm after an “altercation” marred their stay.
Adelaide Christian schools fume at ‘attack on right of parents’
Hundreds of people attended a rally at a Christian college in Adelaide’s north to protest proposed changes to discrimination laws for faith-based schools.
‘Outrageous and untrue’: Teacher quits Barossa high school over vile rumour
A teacher quit his job at a Barossa Valley high school and moved away from the area after he was harassed by students.
Full List: 50 top Aussie teachers revealed
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Big shake-up of how SA’s public school funding dished out
A new framework for how and which schools receive infrastructure funding has been announced by the state government following a $250m spend promise.
State pleads for exemption to protect $3bn education sector
The state government says caps on international student numbers being pushed by the federal government could have a devastating impact on SA’s economy.
Land lords: Elite Adelaide schools’ $12bn real estate empire
From exclusive addresses to ritzy real estate hotspots, SA’s priciest private schools sit on prime land estimated to be worth billions. See the biggest portfolios mapped.
Mapped: Where ‘childcare deserts’ are crippling country towns
Parents in SA waiting years for – or being refused access to – childcare, amid a postcode lottery of centres. Do you live in a daycare desert? See the map.
Vic school principal named in top 50 best teachers list
Sacred Heart principal Matthew Shawcross has moved heaven and earth with his teachers to give kids a second chance at school. He is one of Victoria’s best teachers. See the full list.
The song every Australian should know
Students can join top Aussie performers in their plight to help preserve ‘severely endangered’ Indigenous languages by learning this one simple song.
‘I was one of the lucky ones’: Barossa schoolteacher speaks out
A former teacher at an embattled Barossa Valley high school has opened up about facing mental health challenges due to their working environment.
When you can know the name of child sex accused Trinity staffer
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