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Eilidh Sproul-Mellis is the education reporter at The Daily Telegraph, covering all stages from early learning and child development to tertiary education and young people in the workforce. She holds a special interest in cyber issues and was previously a digital producer at the masthead.

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The Daily Telegraph Thursday 24 April 2025Little DallasMother Jolene with Kids Tiana Te Heke Havana Te Heke and 1 year old Dallas Te Heke at their Sydney home that they moved to be closer to hospital care for DallasÃs heart condition. Picture Thomas Lisson

Sydney mum’s election call to help ‘heart kids’ cheat death

One-year-old ‘heart kid’ Dallas stopped breathing and turned blue. Mum Joeleen believes if she hadn’t moved from regional NSW to Sydney, her youngest child would be dead.

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Revealed: Sydney’s top 100 primary schools

Sydney’s top 100 primary schools have been named, with many government and low-fee independent schools among the state’s best. Use our interactive tool to scroll the full list.

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USYD students (left to right) Evie Gawlas, Ella McGrath and Will Thorpe.

University of Sydney battle brews over ‘insidious AI takeover’

USYD is grappling with the advent of generative artificial intelligence, and some students aren’t happy with how Australia’s oldest university is handling it.

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Daily Telegraph. 10, April, 2025.Melissa and Greta Alai, 16, from Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, on Sydney Harbour with the Making Waves charity today.Picture: Justin Lloyd.

Not the average school excursion: Sailing a Sydney-Hobart yacht

The harbour glistens in the sun off Darling Point and squeals of delight rise as Sydney to Hobart race yacht Kayle tacks starboard. Come aboard a charity’s life-changing voyage for kids with disabilities.

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NSW boating safety officer Troy Polidano performs safety checks in Botany Bay to ensure boat users have the appropriate safety equipment.Photo: Tom Parrish

Seaside blitz to save school holidays turning deadly

Authorities are pleading with families to “make the right choice” on the water after 14 people drowned without life jackets. It comes ahead of a warm, sunny school holiday period.

NSW

Low-cost activities for school holiday fun

Sydney’s ultimate Easter school holiday survival guide

Sydney’s parks, art galleries and museums are offering up dozens of free and low-cost activities to keep kids busy. Here’s your guide to what’s on these Easter school holidays.

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A Tesla sign with a swastika on it has been posted outside Mosman High. Picture: Supplied

‘Distressing’: Nazi-themed sign pasted near Sydney high school

Members of the Sydney Jewish community have called on police to investigate vandalism outside Mosman High School which contained racist Nazi imagery in an apparent anti-Tesla protest.

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Revealed: Sydney’s top 100 secondary schools

The top 100 secondary schools in Sydney have been named, with many government colleges achieving top marks in key subjects and outperforming private campuses. See the full list.

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Full list: Free childcare for these Sydney suburbs

Almost half of Western Sydney is considered a childcare desert, but construction of 40 new public preschools will begin this year under a $200 million deal. See where they’ll be built.

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Coalition vows to sack ‘extraordinarily radical’ schools boss

NSW Coalition leader Mark Speakman has vowed to sack the current head of the Education Department if he wins the next state election. Read the latest.

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