Primary school
The change coming to state schools that will save parents money
Expensive branded uniform requirements will be ditched for some clothing items under a move designed to ease costs for families.
- Alex Crowe
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- Education
Brisbane primary school to close to make way for high school students
Parents of the 73 students have been told their school will be shutting down after next year’s classes to allow for construction of a new high school.
- Rosanna Ryan
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- Education
We learnt how much funding NSW schools receive: What does yours get?
Top selective schools James Ruse and North Sydney Boys benefited from parent contributions upwards of $2000 per student. Search our table to see how your school fares.
- Christopher Harris
- Opinion
- Welfare
Dear Jacinta Allan, thanks for the $400, but I really didn’t need it
Millions of parents are under intense pressure. But plenty are in cruise mode – financially chastened, but hardly on the bones of their bums. So why are we all getting free money?
- Tom Ormonde
Number of schools caught by NAPLAN writing scandal grows
Academic integrity experts say the advent of artificial intelligence has made high-stakes tests such as NAPLAN more susceptible to cheating.
- Christopher Harris
British parents arrested after complaining about daughter’s school on WhatsApp
Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine were reportedly detained by six officers in front of their three-year-old daughter after posting in a parent group chat.
- Will Bolton
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
Queensland investing less in state school students than every other state, except Victoria
Queensland students have been receiving thousands of dollars less in state government funding than their interstate counterparts, data reveals.
- Marissa Calligeros
Ordered on an app, packed in a brown paper bag: A school’s secret to a $6 canteen lunch
This rare parent-run canteen is so old-school that students get something with their lunch that money can’t buy: a note from their mum.
- Bridie Smith
- Perspective
- Schools
Some kids have never been invited to a party. Here’s why
Making and keeping friends can be challenging, but for neurodivergent children, these challenges become more complicated.
- Felicity Caldwell
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