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Antonia O’Flaherty is an education reporter for The Courier-Mail and Sunday Mail. Antonia was previously a graduate journalist with a background in crime and general reporting at a regional daily newspaper in NSW. Antonia received a Clarion award for her work on the Sunday Mail’s Bush Baby Crisis campaign.

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Schools Hub

Principal Philomena Downey , with students , in the pool ,at the Murri school in Acacia Ridge , Brisbane. pic Lyndon Mechielsen 3/11/04

Backflip on school principal decision

The Education Department has bowed to pressure and revoked its decision to replace an inner-city principal after parents voiced outrage over the decision.

QLD News

Generic photo of Springwood State High School where the principal has been accused of striking a student. 2nd July 2019Springwood AAP Image/Richard Gosling

Springwood school set to reopen after COVID-19 scare

The state school which was shut for deep cleaning due to COVID-19 contamination fears after a tradie who works onsite tested positive will reopen this week.

Tertiary

generic student pics at UQ (Uni of Qld) St Lucia

How getting into uni just got tougher

A decline in international students might seem like a good thing for Aussie uni hopefuls, but a tertiary expert has some back news.

QLD News

Screen grabs from school-yard fight caught on video.

Teachers, students dealt with over ‘abhorrent’ school fight video

The principal of Calamvale Community College, from where a shocking video of a schoolyard fight has emerged, says she will personally ensure every student is made aware of the anti-bullying policy while offering support to teachers. WATCH THE VIDEO

Education

Shock and anger as school principal replaced

Parents are outraged and teachers are devastated after the education department revealed it would replace Dutton Park State School’s principal at the end of this term, adding to the school’s history of leadership turmoil.

Education

5th August 2018St. Joseph's Nudgee College.Photo: Glenn Hunt / The Australian

Nudgee College student hurt as rival schools at war

Students from two warring Brisbane private schools are believed to be behind a wild brawl in a suburban park that left one of the students with facial injuries and police investigating.

Cairns

School children running away. They are wearing uniforms and carrying backpacks. They are having a race. Multi ethnic group with Asian, Caucasian and Aboriginal children. Rear view.istock image

FULL LIST: Far North schools with the most suspensions

A Cairns school has taken out equal top spot for handing out the most long suspensions last year. SEE HOW MANY SUSPENSIONS YOUR SCHOOL DISHED OUT

Schools Hub

Alarming rise in violence against teachers

Physical attacks on Queensland teachers have soared in the past five years with women in particular being the target of violence and threatening behaviour, new figures reveal.

Townsville

Naughty school girl stands in the corridor after being sent out of class.

Townsville school has highest suspension rate in state

A Townsville school has taken out the dubious top spot for handing out the most suspensions across all primary schools in the state.

Education

FULL LIST: QLD schools with most suspensions revealed

A southeast Queensland school has taken out the dubious top spot for handing out the most suspensions last year – a whopping 396. SEE HOW MANY SUSPENSIONS YOUR SCHOOL DISHED OUT

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