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Students (L - R) Mia, Joseph, Ranell, Sayumi, Ethan and Joanna at St Mary of the Cross school on Friday, September 13, 2019, in Epping, Victoria, Australia. Picture: Hamish Blair

Northern Melbourne’s fastest-growing schools

Student populations at schools in Epping, Glenroy and Craigieburn have exploded in the past five years. A special Leader analysis has revealed which schools across Melbourne’s north have grown at the fastest rate from 2013. How does your school compare?

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Year 9 students from Melton Secondary College Pardis 14, Ace and Chloe 14 spending their spare time reading. The college has worked to improve the Year 9 cohort's literacy. It comes as the latest figures show stagnating results and poor participation of Year 9 students in NAPLAN.   Picture: David Caird

Radical plan to link year 9 NAPLAN to jobs

Latest NAPLAN results have revealed poor participation rates and stagnating results among Victoria’s year 9 students. The Education Minister is considering a dramatic plan that could shake up student engagement with the national test.

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