Financial stress driving wannabe teachers to tears
Droves of teaching students have considered dropping out over “debilitating” course fees and unpaid training requirements.
Droves of teaching students have considered dropping out over “debilitating” course fees and unpaid training requirements.
An elite Ballarat private college is consistently one the highest performing schools in the state. Find out where your school sits.
In-depth analysis of NAPLAN results reveals the nation’s best performing primary and secondary schools in both the private and public sector. See list.
Teachers will be given religious sensitivity training after an offensive cartoon was shown in class, causing a Muslim student “mental trauma”.
A school in Melbourne’s southeast has been forced to shut its canteen after multiple break-ins caused thousands of dollars of damage.
Scotch College was evacuated after a year 8 student made a bomb using instructions from the internet and brought it to school.
The extent of an ex-Caulfield Junior College teacher’s misconduct has been exposed, including describing girls as “nature’s greatest disappointment”.
Demand for teachers has surged by almost 40 per cent in Victoria as schools scramble to fill positions before 2023.
With exams are nearly over – and many students already finished – attention is turning to the results. Here’s a guide to work out your score.
Holiday hotspots are preparing for hordes of partying students when schoolies kick off. See where Victorian students will flock to this year.
Disgruntled parents may be banned from school grounds under a drastic measure to limit concerns about St Kevin’s College going public.
After months of detentions for students failing to meet uniform standards, a school in Melbourne’s western suburbs has made a drastic change.
Students are claiming a copy of one VCE exam which is due to be sat by about 9,000 later this week has been leaked online.
Victoria’s low-cost religious schools are expanding almost three times faster than government schools, so what’s behind the demand?
“Stratospheric levels of stress” associated with VCE exams are leading to a trend among year 12 students.
A year after the suspension of Wooranna Park Primary’s principal and his deputy, parents say the education department has “turned a blind eye”.
Victorian public schools are making up to $2.5m a year from international students as enrolments surge. These are the most in demand schools.
Top VCE achievers have given their best tips for acing the maths and science exams and how to avoid making silly mistakes.
An expert wants kids to delay learning to read because doing so in prep makes them anxious and causes learning problems.
A probe into the top school’s deputy principal has been launched after students alleged “physical contact” made them “feel uncomfortable”.
Hostile parents and violent students have made one in four teachers feel unsafe, with calls for more respect for the profession.
Parents are shunning their local schools for better options. See which top school in your area takes the most out-of-zone enrolments.
A former Westall Secondary College teacher has been banned for four years after she had an inappropriate relationship with a female student.
Parents have slammed an all-boys school’s “confusing” push to ban the use of male-specific terms saying it’s not inclusive of all students.
Racism against students of African descent is rampant in Victorian schools and students say teachers don’t take their claims seriously, a report reveals.
The best value for money private schools that outperform their expensive counterparts on VCE results have been revealed.
Victoria’s 16 richest private schools reaped more than $1bn in one year — equal to the combined income of 127 of the state’s poorest schools.
New sample questions for the General Achievement Test, including “real world” scenarios, have been released. Can you answer them?
An exclusive primary school is being investigated by the education watchdog amid a steep drop in enrolments and concerns over curriculum.
Schools are adding these unusual activities to get kids moving, after a study revealed Victorian pupils’ below-grade exercise rates.
A private school in Melbourne’s southeast has been accused of discriminating against boys in its bold bid to achieve gender balance.
NAPLAN data reveals the primary schools that made the biggest leaps forward. Use the search tool to see how your child’s school fared.
New NAPLAN data reveals the schools that excelled, despite two years of interrupted learning. Use the search tool to see how your child’s school fared.
SEAL programs boast high marks from gifted pupils, but these public schools are giving them a run for their money. How does your school compare?
Language students are delivering some of the highest study scores while industry based units fall behind. See how your subjects stack up.
Thousands of Victoria’s brightest students will battle it out for a place at selective Nossal High School this year. Here’s how your child can earn a spot.
An overhaul in Victorian schools will see gender neutral language and uniforms introduced to support a growing number of transgender and non-binary students.
Maths is in but creative subjects are on the nose with Victoria’s students. These are the most in demand VCE subjects over the past five years.
Staff who were stood down by Peninsula Grammar during the Covid pandemic have won a hefty payout from the elite school for lost wages.
Parents are coughing up thousands to accept an offer for their child at some of Victoria’s most exclusive private schools. See how your dream school stacks up.
Thousands of graduates are jumping at a second chance to study their dream university course. Find your offer in our searchable database.
Senior students want to start school as late as 10am as new research finds more are struggling with sleep-deprivation. Have your say, take our poll.
These Melbourne suburbs have the highest private school fees in Australia, while Victoria is home to the country’s most expensive school.
The Andrews government is urging Victorian schools to consider making big changes to drop-offs and pick-ups in a bid to cut the spread of Omicron.
Victorian school students and teachers will return to classrooms on January 31. Here’s everything parents need to know about the plan.
Kitting out your child for school can cost hundreds of dollars, but thrifty parents have found a way to reduce the bill by up to half. Here’s how.
Victorian children will be encouraged to take rapid antigen tests every week as part of a sweeping surveillance-testing regime proposed by the state government.
Victorian uni and TAFE offers for 2021 have finally been released. Search here to see where you and your classmates will be studying this year.
Thousands of Victorian students learn whether they have earnt a spot in their dream university courses. Here’s what you need to know.
Putting two children through Victoria’s most elite private schools costs more than $1m — plus the cost of uniforms and books.
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