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Thanh Whittam with her three children at her home in Matraville.

Employers want workers back in the office. How do parents of young children cope?

As more families have both parents working full-time and employers impose return-to-office policies, a new report recommends an overhaul of outside school hours care.

  • Lucy Carroll

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Be part of the solution putting some student-friendly furniture in your flat and contacting your nearest university’s accommodation provider.

New deal gives university students unlimited access to the Herald and The Age

A premium subscription licensing deal will make independent and award-winning journalism available to university students and staff. 

  • Emily Kaine
Belle Vue Park Primary School students give the Australian Chamber Orchestra a rousing reception.

School of baroque: The Melbourne classes starting every day with ‘life-changing’ music lessons

All year 1 and 2 students at a school in Melbourne’s north have been given a violin or cello, and will receive training from the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

  • Daniella White
Patrons at 1989 Bar in Newtown

Student Living

Whether you love nightlife or nature, a guide to some of the most popular suburbs in Australia for students, plus tips for surviving first-year.

Haileybury Girls College student Jing Ru Zhang, 18, achieved a perfect ATAR score of 99.95.

Victoria’s best-performing private schools in 2024 VCE revealed

Haileybury Girls College, a consistently top-ranked VCE school, came in at equal seventh this year among the 50 best performers from the independent and Catholic sector.

  • Noel Towell
Gisele Hennequin from McKinnon Secondary College was celebrating on Monday after an offer of a place studying biomedicine at the University of Melbourne next year.

Degrees of difficulty: The 10 toughest university courses to get into

The University of Melbourne has seven of the top 10 hardest-to-access degrees this year based on selection rank. See the list.

  • Noel Towell
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Every student, every course: Search our database of first-round university offers

Search our interactive database for students, courses and offers, and read which degrees were the toughest nuts to crack.

  • Craig Butt, Noel Towell and Cassandra Morgan
Methodist Ladies’ College graduate Kate Zhang is waiting on a commerce offer.

Teens eye teaching, commerce and health in first-round university offers

A record 47,500 year 12 graduates will learn their university pathway today with the fastest growing study area management and commerce.

  • Noel Towell
Meenakshi Deepak finished year 11 but decided to complete two high-level VCE subjects early to lighten her load next year.

The schools with the most top performers in popular VCE subjects

The secrets of the success of the schools that aced English, biology, psychology, mathematical methods and business management.

  • Cassandra Morgan and Craig Butt
Crowds throng Adelaide’s streets during the Fringe Festival.

Adelaide, Perth blend environmental bliss with educational opportunity

Adelaide is home to three universities and great cultural attractions, while hitting the books, then beach, is easy in the WA capital.

  • Caroline Zielinski

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