‘Not good practice’: School consultant paid $2k a day
A School Infrastructure NSW contractor who was paid nearly $2000 a day to provide advice on other contracts has told an ICAC inquiry she was allowed to set her own pay and conditions.
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‘New possibilities’ as 145-year-old school closes, moves to new build
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Catholic schools hone ‘lost art’ of classroom discipline
One in four parents say they would have sent their child to a Catholic school if they were less expensive, as concerns over bad behaviour and disruptive classrooms in public schools mount.
Poo-nami: Sydney Water leaves mum with faeces-filled pool
Northern beaches residents have been subjected to a tsunami of human excrement after their sewerage pipes burst, and the bureaucrats at Sydney Water have left one homeowner with a pool full of poo.
Private school boys allegedly forced to shave with communal razors
Students’ parents have been left fuming after boys at Avondale Christian school were allegedly forced to shave with communal razors or be kicked out of school photo day.
‘Alarming rates’: Disturbing trend in NSW schools
Female teachers have been the victims of a litany of shocking incidents at NSW schools in recent months, increasingly being targeted by male students.
Underdog Aussie squad’s $25k sweep at young genius comp
Australia’s 10 talented teens are “over the moon” after cleaning up at the International Science and Engineering Fair in the US, defeating cashed-up Saudi students to take home a record $25,000.
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