Private schools pulling low-grade students out of NAPLAN tests
Top private schools are “gaming” the system and exempting poorly performing students from NAPLAN tests to protect their brand, a report has found.
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‘Sinister’: Teacher alarm over AI apps that ‘undress’ students
Victorian educators fear more young lives will be “ruined” if dozens of harmful AI programs and apps that enable users to “undress” people in photos and “face swap” aren’t removed.
Top areas to live for best secondary school education
The best suburbs to live in for access to Victoria’s top 100 best performing secondary schools has been revealed. See the full list.
Teacher shortages forcing schools to scrap kids’ camps
Widespread teacher shortages are forcing schools to cancel or scale back camps as principals say the demands are “impractical”. Now there are fears more students will miss out on the crucial rite of passage.
Ex-student may be involved in Bacchus Marsh Grammar AI fake nude scandal
A former Bacchus Marsh Grammar student is believed to be involved in the AI fake nude photo scandal involving doctored explicit images of about 50 girls which were shared on social media.
‘Incredibly graphic’: Student threw up after seeing school fake nudes
A 16-year-old female student vomited after coming across fake AI nude images of about 50 girls at Bacchus Marsh Grammar, as police arrest a teenage boy over the scandal.
Could sending teens to court solve image-based abuse in schools?
After a day in court, teens have vowed to think twice about sharing explicit photos on social media, amid a shocking spike in misogynism and gender-based violence at Victorian schools.
Classes cancelled as Vic schools grapple with teacher shortages
Victoria’s education staffing shortage has reached new crisis levels with more than 1500 positions vacant, leading to some lessons being cancelled.
Vile social media bullying pages target and rate Victorian students
A series of disgraceful social media hate pages rating students’ appearance as “Melbourne’s ugliest” or “finest” have emerged, with experts warning about serious mental health ramifications for the victims.
Parents paying up to $39k for private kinders
Parents are choosing to pay tens of thousands of dollars a year to send their children to private kinders instead of free government ones. See what Victoria’s most exclusive kinders are costing parents.
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