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Concept design/ artists impression of the new pool at Wesley College in Perth, WA.

Perth private school’s multimillion-dollar upgrade to pool at ‘end of its useful life’

Wesley College plans to replace its current swimming pool with a new facility that is “commensurate with the expectations of the community”.

  • Holly Thompson

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Player manager Sam Ayoub, Samantha Johnson and former Australian rugby league representative Johnathan Thurston (right).

Embattled Johnathan Thurston Academy calls in the lobbyists

The former NRL star’s academy is embroiled in a damaging legal battle. Now, they’ve turned to Kyle Sandilands’ former manager for help.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Laura and Clara Ebba, 18, both studied HSC Standard English in 2024 and received marks in their 80s.

More than 30,000 students do this HSC subject. Fewer than 200 get top marks

More students are choosing standard English over advanced English in the HSC – and a large performance gap has opened up between the courses.

  • Cindy Yin
Sharonne Lipman is the parent of two Jewish girls, she worries about their future given antisemitism in schools.

Jewish children approached by strangers shouting ‘Heil Hitler’, principals tell inquiry

Sydney’s Jewish schools have warned of children being afraid to wear their school uniforms at a parliamentary inquiry into antisemitism in NSW.

  • Emily Kowal
Sydney Grammar is building a $39 million new building in Darlinghhurst.

Sydney Grammar’s $39 million new building next door to a brothel

The $45,000-a-year private school is spending big on a new inner-city development. It comes with some unusual neighbours.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Gemma Grant
Cranbrook School in Bellevue Hill.

Cranbrook teacher accused of trespassing while wearing disguise

The teacher has been charged with trespassing on his neighbour’s eastern suburbs property and disguising his face with intent to commit damage.

  • Lucy Carroll and Jessica McSweeney
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New figures show that 20 private schools serving the richest families in Western Australia raked in nearly $50 million in 2023 from donations, investment income and other income.

How WA’s wealthiest private schools have their cake – and eat it too

The 20 WA schools whose students are the richest are raking in millions from donations and other income sources, without affecting their taxpayer funding.

  • Holly Thompson
Caulfield Grammar is one of Melbourne’s biggest private schools.

Former student sues Caulfield Grammar over alleged boiling water attack

The private school is accused of not taking appropriate action when the former student was attacked with boiling water by another pupil.

  • Caroline Schelle
Three additional schools are set to pay the state government’s payroll tax.

‘This tax will break them’: The private schools about to be slugged with huge bills

Mid-market and specialist independent schools are getting caught by the state government’s controversial schools payroll tax.

  • Noel Towell
Ballarat Grammar has stood down staff as the fallout from the “strapping” scandal continues.

Ballarat Grammar strapping scandal probe extended to second house

The prestigious private school has told parents new information will see an internal probe into a “strapping” abuse scandal extended to staff responses to student abuse and another of its boarding houses.

  • Caroline Schelle

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