Education
Brisbane uni expands exam hours to combat AI – and students aren’t happy
The need for more in-person exams to tackle the rise in AI use, means UQ students can now be tested late on Fridays, and even on Sundays.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
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Childcare giant says Joshua Brown ticked company’s hiring boxes
Executives from some of Australia’s largest for-profit childcare providers faced a grilling at a parliamentary inquiry probing the early childhood education and care sector.
- by Nicole Precel
The WA private schools in line for multimillion-dollar upgrades
The latest figures on capital works spending were revealed in a new report from the Australian Education Union.
- by Holly Thompson
‘Quite basic’: Why more parents are rejecting public education
An analysis of enrolment data shows Catholic and other private schools are enrolling the highest share of students in history.
- by Christopher Harris
Melbourne University loses appeal to avoid rehiring ‘mawkish’ professor
A professor who was sacked for sending his student romantic messages is set to get his job back, after the Fair Work Commission rejected the university’s appeal.
- by Nicole Precel
The Melbourne public and private high schools most popular with parents
A number of private and Catholic secondary schools across Victoria are growing at a faster rate than public schools, as year 7 intakes boom. Search the full list here.
- by Jackson Graham and Craig Butt
Brisbane school buses making students late ‘not fit for purpose’, say parents
Parents said the bus would sometimes only begin picking up children as classes started down the road, recording delays up to 20 minutes.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
Once a boozy rite of passage, has university O-Week changed for good?
Many will remember O-Week at university as party first, preparation second. There were pub crawls, boat and trike races, toga parties and beer skolling marathons, most involving drinking alcohol, sometimes to excess.
- by Nicole Precel
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Education
‘Unacceptable’ rise in complaints ranks WA schools among worst in nation
“Behind every one of these complaints is a student suffering educational neglect and harm, a family in crisis and teachers trying to meet their legal obligations inside a system that actively works against them.”
- by Holly Thompson
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Education
I was charmed by a respected school principal. I’m devastated to discover his evil secret
For the parents whose trust has been shattered and the teachers who will bear the shame, the sentence for this case can only feel inadequate.
- by Adam Voigt
‘Not a school for everyone’: Scots principal warns parents over WhatsApp group chat
Scots College principal Ian Lambert has promised the school will get more microwaves as he defends parent criticism of the lack of facilities and results at the almost $55,000 a year school.
- by Christopher Harris