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Migrant students and changing demographics at private schools. Image at Good News Lutheran School in Tarneit. Students from the same family, Gurveen - year 3, Gurnaz -year 9 and Gurshaan -year 1. Thursday, November 20. 2025. Picture: David Crosling

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How migrant kids influx is boosting NAPLAN scores at top schools

The nation’s most desirable schools are seeing a huge rise in students from non-English speaking backgrounds, data reveals. Search the list of over 250 top schools.

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What kids wish their parents knew about their social social media obsession. For Kids News and Hibernation. iStock image

Stunning social media twist as teen ban looms

Australian teen social media use has surged but experts say digital devices could actually be key to getting them off the couch again.

**WEEKEND TELEGRAPH** Supplied images of controversial identity Bonnie Blue. Picture: Supplied

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‘I played them’: Bonnie Blue reveals gross plan for Schoolies

The notorious porn star who sparked global outrage by targeting 18-year-olds has revealed how she tricked Australian media – and her latest stomach-turning stunt for Schoolies.

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VCE students celebrate the end of exams.

‘War is over’: Year 12 students celebrate end of exams

Year 12 students have taken to social media to celebrate the end of VCE exams, burning their notes and throwing books in the bin, after the 2025 testing period concluded without major incident.

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Private schools in Adelaide. Prince Alfred College. 18 July 2020. Picture Dean Martin

Racism scandal at elite school: ‘They put monkey stickers on my locker’

A top private school told a boy who had been racially vilified for two years to “stand up for himself” instead of “being a victim” like AFL legend Adam Goodes, according to court papers.

Frustrated entrepreneurs arguing during a business meeting in the office.

Stop sniping at school leaders: One principal has had enough

We’ve told the stories of many teachers who slam school leaders as selfish, out of touch and lazy. Now one principal has the right of reply – and doesn’t hold back.

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Teachers are split on whether band T-shirts are appropriate in the classroom.

Teachers in T-shirts: Are band tees appropriate classroom attire?

An Aussie teacher asked her peers whether she should wear a hip-hop artist’s T-shirt to work, sparking a furious debate about work clothing for educators. So what do you think?

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The Paralowie R-12 School campus. Picture: Supplied

‘Itchy eyes’: Parts of school closed off amid air quality fears

A section of a large public school in Adelaide’s north has been closed off after workers’ unexplained symptoms prompted an investigation into air quality issues.

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Sub image art for exam blunders

Bolshevik robots, riot cops and fail Caesars – a history of epic exam blunders

Remember how a 30m-tall battle robot joined the Russian Revolution in 1917? That was a history exam lowlight – but it’s far from the only fiasco to send year 12s into meltdown.

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Aquinas College has been accused of lifting its fees by more than 60 oer cent for some families. Picture: Facebook

‘Money grab’: Devastated parents lash Ringwood school’s 60 per cent fee hike

Parents from Aquinas College say they were blindsided by the school’s decision to substantially hike fees, with many now considering pulling their kids out.

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Athena school's links to Scientology

‘A smokescreen’: Scientology-linked school funding blasted

A Newtown private school using Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s teaching methods has received almost $5 million in government funding since 2014.

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Digital artwork for Daily Telegraph scientology series.

‘It crippled me’: Ex-student on life inside Scientology-linked school

A former Scientology student reveals how a church-linked Sydney school’s teaching methods left him mentally “crippled” and unable to read books for years.

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Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination (STAND League) targeted education reporter Eilidh Sproul-Mellis on X after The Daily Telegraph published an article about the church’s education affiliates, including Sydney’s Athena School. Picture: X, , Source - https://x.com/standmonitor

Hello, my name is Bigot: How Scientology turned on me

It took ‘Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination’ just nine hours to start plastering my face with the label “bigot” across social media, writes Eilidh Sproul-Mellis.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 4, 2025: Minister for Education, Jason Clare during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Failing their future: Doctors’ damning report card on Aussie kids

A major study of the wellbeing of Australian children has found it stagnating or in decline across 21 of 22 key measures – and a group of senior doctors is pointing the finger.

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