Schools
Fast times at Cranbourne West: Primary school pupils drive high-powered school project
For the children of Cranbourne West Primary School, human-powered vehicle racing is opening up new opportunities.
- Noel Towell
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More gridlock ahead as Olympic builds, booming schools clog busy road
More than 5000 students attend three growing schools on Gregory Terrace, and the congestion will only get worse when construction begins on Olympic venues.
- Felicity Caldwell
- Exclusive
- Education
Brisbane primary school to close to make way for high school students
Parents of the 73 students have been told their school will be shutting down after next year’s classes to allow for construction of a new high school.
- Rosanna Ryan
- Exclusive
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Victoria’s school zones have changed. Here’s how it affects you
With enrolments for the 2026 school year beginning this month, the state government has announced the latest changes to school catchment areas.
- Noel Towell
- Opinion
- Education
Detaining school parents is a bit much, but banning them makes sense
Teachers are fleeing the classroom, and monstrous parents are often to blame.
- Jenna Price
WA high school teachers banned for sexualising female students
Court documents have revealed that in both cases, the men’s conduct was “so serious that it is likely to bring the teaching profession into disrepute”.
- Holly Thompson
Why more than half of Queensland’s principals want to quit – and what it means for our kids
Almost 60 per cent of the Queensland principals who took part in a national survey “often seriously consider” quitting – the worst result in the country.
- Felicity Caldwell
The WA students lending a helping hand to those in need
Students at a school in Perth’s western suburbs are helping build prosthetic hands for children in need, distributed to countries including Africa, India, Mexico and Nepal.
- Holly Thompson
- Opinion
- Education
My daughter’s school is a CBD office building. Most kids don’t get outside all day
This “campus” is actually the 6th and 7th floor of an office building in Lonsdale Street, and has no open-air spaces, no canteen, no windows that open. The nearest safe outdoor space is three blocks away. It’s absurd.
- Nick Feik
- Exclusive
- Education
Schools in the dark on young alleged offenders in the classroom
The Education Department does not receive or keep records of the numbers of students on bail in Victoria’s schools.
- Caroline Schelle
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