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Victoria’s smartest kids’ future in doubt

Entry to highly-selective Mac Robertson Girls’ and Melbourne High is like snaring a golden ticket to VCE glory. But entrance exams have again been postponed due to COVID-19, throwing the plans of 3500 hopefuls into limbo.

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Suburb Profile - Corio.Geelong Grammar CorioPicture: Mark Wilson

Victoria’s most expensive school slashes fees

It’s the school of choice for Victoria’s elite but that doesn’t mean Geelong Grammar families don’t want a discount. After deliberations the school will now cut fees by up to 20 per cent as the pandemic lingers.

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Sacre Couer has slashed its fees in the early years to get more girls in early. Source: Sacre Couer

Why top girls’ school is halving fees

Top Melbourne Catholic girls’ school Sacre Coeur is sticking to a radical plan to slash its fees by 50 per cent, bucking the trend as other private schools instead opt not to raise fees amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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A FORMER Geelong Grammar student Milla Austin is suing the school after she fell 80m down an icy ski run while on a school ski trip, dislocating her hip so badly she'll likely need a full hip replacement before the age of 25., The then-14 year old was not an experienced skier and was attempting to traverse away from a black diamond run when her ski got caught under a tree root causing her to plummet down the run., Now 21, she's suing the school for negligence.

Geelong Grammar schoolgirl plummeted 80m off cliff

A former Geelong Grammar schoolgirl has described the moment she plummeted 80m off an icy cliff during a ski trip, saying she thought she was going to die. Milla Austin is now suing the top private school over the incident, which doctors say could have killed her.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 22: Closed school playground areas are seen ahead of opening next week at Lysterfield Primary School on May 22, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Students from prep to year two and years 11 and 12 will return to classrooms on May 26th with years three to 10 returning on June 10.  Victorian schools closed on March 25 to help stop the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

Bizarre double standard for schools, childcare

A huge government backflip on Friday brought relief to families after it announced only one parent needed a permit to access childcare or kinder. But the same rule does not apply to parents who want to send their children to school.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 23: Brunswick East Primary School in Moreland is closed for deep cleaning on June 23, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Brunswick East Primary School and Keilor Views Primary School in Brimbank were both shut down on Tuesday after students tested positive for COVID-19. Moreland and Brimbank are two of six coronavirus hotspots in Victoria. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

The families exempt from remote schooling

Rules on permits and remote learning exemptions have been clarified for families wondering if they can send their children to school for on-site education. These are the changes that have been made.

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