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Battle over all-boys private school hinges on just one word

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One of the highest-profile private school disputes in the country boils down to the definition of one word written into a trust document in 1873: “youth”.

On one side is the Council of Newington College and its plan to gradually admit girls to the 162-year-old institution in Sydney’s inner west over the next decade.

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Max Mason covers financial crime, courts and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max.mason@afr.com
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