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Rent prices in some of Sydney’s ritziest suburbs have plunged by more than 30 per cent during the coronavirus pandemic. Read our top list of house and unit price falls and grab a bargain.
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Bizarre reason record number of students are missing school
Attendance has plummeted at Sydney schools in the last decade, with principals revealing some strange reasons why there has been a significant drop. FIND OUT YOUR SCHOOL’S ATTENDANCE RATE
Sneaky HSC students could call in sick to lift exam scores in COVID
Rules related to the coronavirus pandemic could be used by students to miss important HSC exams, although education authorities are warning against the practice.
Neighbourhood kids clinch win against council fun police
Sutherland Shire Council has voted to consult with the community before removing kids’ bike jumps after the issue was highlighted by The Daily Telegraph.
BMX bandits: Sydney council’s threat to kids’ play areas
Outraged parents say Sutherland Council is stopping kids from playing outside with its decision to destroy bike areas due to “environmental concerns” and possible damage to “Aboriginal heritage”.
Where you can buy a house for under $500k in Sydney
These are the last suburbs in Sydney where you can still buy a house with a backyard for less than half a million dollars. SEE THE FULL LIST
HSC bureaucrats busted copying and pasting their own work
Large chunks of a report produced by the NSW bureaucrats who are tasked with stopping plagarism in the HSC have been copied from the previous year.
Man in hospital after North shore home destroyed by blaze
One person is in hospital after a weatherboard house was completely destroyed by fire in Sydney’s north shore overnight. It took more than 30 firefighters to extinguish the blaze which completely engulfed the double-storey house.
‘Computers in schools reducing students’ literacy’: report
Computers in schools are hindering students’ basic literacy skills, with a new Programme for International Assessment report finding countries with more computers are performing worse in reading.
The Year 12 kids using their muck-up days for good causes
Shore and other schools have shown bad behaviour but there are still kids out there who care about others, these ones using their final schooldays to contribute to charity.
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