Selective schools
How Melbourne’s selective schools stack up academically
The four select-entry public schools outperform many of their high-fee paying rivals – but are not without their critics.
- Alex Crowe
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Wealthy families dominate Melbourne’s best public schools
Select-entry government schools are supposed to be the great equaliser, but very few disadvantaged kids go to them.
- Alex Crowe
Revealed: The top Sydney school caught in racism storm
The former principal of James Ruse has spoken to parents over the use of overtly racist language, including the N-word and students being called “slaves”.
- Christopher Harris
New James Ruse principal poached from top rival school
North Sydney Boys deputy Matthew Dopierala will take up the principal’s position at rival selective school James Ruse, which ended its 27-year-reign as the top-ranked school last year.
- Christopher Harris
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- Private schools
Sydney Grammar’s $39 million inner-city expansion plans revealed
One of the state’s oldest all-boys schools has bought a large inner-city office block that was once the headquarters of Sony Australia.
- Lucy Carroll
Hundreds of parents appeal their child’s rejection from selective school. Only a handful will win
Analysts say the proliferation of coaching colleges is giving parents false hope and misguided notions about how talented their child is.
- Christopher Harris
Popular inner-city school to move entire year level off-site
University High in Parkville will move year 9 students to a CBD campus next year due to overcrowding, but parents say the government is dragging its feet on a permanent solution to the booming student population.
- Alex Crowe
More boys are getting top ATARs. Here’s how they’re doing it
Boys now make up 60 per cent of students who get ATARs above 99.
- Christopher Harris
- Opinion
- NAPLAN
I always knew Sydney school parents had lost their minds. Now I have proof
Schools catering for gifted kids have an important place in public education, but we have veered well away from this ambition in NSW.
- Alexandra Smith
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- Education
‘Your child cannot receive an offer’: Parents pay for selective school predictions
A major Sydney coaching college is instructing parents on which selective schools they should choose, which analysts warn is misleading and fuelling anxiety among students.
- Lucy Carroll
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