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Waverley Christian College principal Rod Ramsay (second from right) with (from left) head of secondary school Andrew Bawden and year 11 students Zoe Setiawan, Amy Conlon and Jonathan Tan.

The low-fee private schools outperforming their rich rivals

Enrolments in private schools in some parts of Melbourne have increased by up to 45 per cent over three years, partly driven by demand for lower-fee non-government schools.

  • Daniella White

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Margaret Crawford has served many years as a senior public servant and was previously Auditor-General of NSW.

Government overseer to watch over VCE exam development after bungle

This year’s VCE exams will be developed under the strict supervision of a government-appointed monitor after tests were compromised in the state’s 2024 exam leak scandal.

  • Caroline Schelle
Teacher Dr Briony Schroor with Year 9 students at Nossal High School in Berwick.

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
Cormac Murphy, 16, Nina Zepcan, Taleaha Kops, 16 and Naomi Yang, 17 at Monash University, Clayton. VCE Summer Tutor is a summer program for disadvantaged kids heading into VCE.

Why Cormac is commuting five hours a day to study over the summer holidays

Meet the Victorian students sacrificing their summer holidays in the hopes of gaining an edge before embarking on their most crucial high school years.

  • Alex Crowe
Mia Chircop completed a La Trobe University subject while still at secondary school.

How VCE students can study at university – free

A growing number of students are doing university subjects while still at secondary school. They are getting points for it, but not the bill.

  • Bridie Smith
Haileybury Girls College student Jing Ru Zhang, 18, achieved a perfect ATAR score of 99.95.

Victoria’s best-performing private schools in 2024 VCE revealed

Haileybury Girls College, a consistently top-ranked VCE school, came in at equal seventh this year among the 50 best performers from the independent and Catholic sector.

  • Noel Towell
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Gisele Hennequin from McKinnon Secondary College was celebrating on Monday after an offer of a place studying biomedicine at the University of Melbourne next year.

Degrees of difficulty: The 10 toughest university courses to get into

The University of Melbourne has seven of the top 10 hardest-to-access degrees this year based on selection rank. See the list.

  • Noel Towell
Victorian school-leavers are eagerly awaiting university offers.

First-round university offers are out. Here’s how to make the system work for you

Graduates who didn’t get their first preference still have plenty of options open to them, with the advice from experts simple – just wait.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Methodist Ladies’ College graduate Kate Zhang is waiting on a commerce offer.

Teens eye teaching, commerce and health in first-round university offers

A record 47,500 year 12 graduates will learn their university pathway today with the fastest growing study area management and commerce.

  • Noel Towell
Meenakshi Deepak finished year 11 but decided to complete two high-level VCE subjects early to lighten her load next year.

The schools with the most top performers in popular VCE subjects

The secrets of the success of the schools that aced English, biology, psychology, mathematical methods and business management.

  • Cassandra Morgan and Craig Butt

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