Private schools
The boy who is suing his private school
The student alleges the school’s governing council contravened the terms of a 19th-century charitable trust by implementing its plan to admit girls.
- by Christopher Harris
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The state’s top schools for HSC mathematics revealed
Epping Boys High had its highest share of maths students achieving marks above 90 on record, while Abbotsleigh and Meriden were among the top private all-girls schools.
- by Lucy Carroll and Nigel Gladstone
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The low-fee Sydney schools that outrank expensive rivals in the HSC
Schools including St Clare’s in Waverley and Parramatta Marist High are outperforming high-fee private schools.
- by Lucy Carroll and Nigel Gladstone
‘Parasite’: The private school trying to eat a housing estate
Strathcona Girls Grammar School is offside with its neighbours after buying homes near its main campus and using VCAT to overturn a protective covenant.
- by Adam Carey
The top schools for HSC English revealed
Eastern suburbs private girls’ school Kambala was the best school for the subject in the 2024 HSC. Here’s how they did it.
- by Christopher Harris and Nigel Gladstone
Meet every student who got 99.95 in this year’s HSC
One Sydney private boys school claimed one-quarter of the 51 perfect ATARs.
- by Lucy Carroll, Mary Ward and Ricky Blank
The Brisbane private schools increasing fees the most in 2025
Three schools will surpass the $30,000 mark for the first time, but some school sectors have bigger increases than others.
- by Felicity Caldwell
North Sydney Boys goes back-to-back atop the HSC rankings
The race between North Sydney Boys and James Ruse was close, while a private school has surged into third.
- by Lucy Carroll, Nigel Gladstone, Christopher Harris, Nick Newling and Anthony Segaert
How your school ranked in the 2024 HSC
See the top schools and look up your school in our interactive list.
The 2024 HSC honour roll: Every student with a top band listed
Search by student or school to see who received a mark above 90 per cent.
How long is a piece of string? HSC star Anubhav has the answer
Anubhav Ammangi combined his love of multiple STEM subjects to make the calculation – and has added to his tally of HSC first-in-course awards with a subject he almost dropped.
- by Christopher Harris
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