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‘Not about the money’: UNSW dumps controversial trimesters

It comes after students said they wanted to engage with their studies in more depth, and wanted more time for internships and on-campus activities.

Students attending university feel short-changed as their debt continues to grow.
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Young people feel short-changed, and student debt is a key reason why

Rising student debt, fuelled by the misguided Job-ready Graduates package, is compounding young Australians’ sense of a cost-of-living crisis, and the feeling they are being short-changed.

  • by Michael Dockery
Universities must do more to improve campus experience

Universities must do more to improve campus experience

In one of the world’s most expensive cities, and after a pandemic changed the way we work and learn, the campus lifestyle is increasingly a thing of the past. 

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Students given second chance after selective school exams erupt into chaos
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Students given second chance after selective school exams erupt into chaos

Thousands of students who sat selective exams on Friday will be able to resit tests at public schools after chaos descended on mega centres.

  • by Lucy Carroll
‘Children would be crushed’: Police called as selective schools tests descend into chaos

‘Children would be crushed’: Police called as selective schools tests descend into chaos

One test was cancelled and police including members of the riot squad were needed to manage massive crowds at selective school exams across Sydney.

  • by Christopher Harris
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Daniel wasn’t coached for his medical school test. But too many of his peers were

Daniel wasn’t coached for his medical school test. But too many of his peers were

The group which administers the medical school exam for year 12 students has removed a section due to its “high coachability”. Try it yourself.

  • by Christopher Harris
‘It’s a bit extreme’: Manha’s gruelling daily routine ahead of the selective schools test

‘It’s a bit extreme’: Manha’s gruelling daily routine ahead of the selective schools test

Some 17,559 children will sit the selective school test this week for 4200 places. Ninety per cent of them have been coached.

  • by Frances Howe
Art, property, shares: The Sydney private schools pursuing your inheritance

Art, property, shares: The Sydney private schools pursuing your inheritance

Donations and bequests are funding generous scholarship programs, but philanthropy research shows not all charities get their intended gifts.

  • by Christopher Harris
‘Nothing in my degree to prepare me for that’: Why student teachers face big changes

‘Nothing in my degree to prepare me for that’: Why student teachers face big changes

Australian universities have until the end of the year to overhaul more than 280 teacher training courses.

  • by Lucy Carroll

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