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Top Sydney private schools change their minds on co-education
One eastern suburbs institution is closing its doors to boys in its junior campus after more than 100 years, while another on the north shore will no longer admit girls.
- by Lucy Carroll
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Students given second chance after selective school exams erupt into chaos
Thousands of students who sat selective exams on Friday will be able to resit tests at public schools after chaos descended on mega centres.
- by Lucy Carroll
Kids watching TV at childcare raises parents’ ire
Parents say they have been shocked to find their children in front of TV screens at childcare. Experts say digital technology can complement the curriculum, but warn of the dangers of too much screen time.
- by Nicole Precel
‘Children would be crushed’: Police called as selective schools tests descend into chaos
One test was cancelled and police - including members of the riot squad - were needed to manage massive crowds at selective school exams across Sydney.
- by Christopher Harris
WA schools record wave of assault allegations
There have been hundreds of allegations of physical assaults in WA schools, with more than half of the victims aged between 10 and 14.
- by Holly Thompson
Where to find Melbourne’s best schools
Almost all of Melbourne’s best public schools are in the same area.
- by Alex Crowe and The Visual Stories Team
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Thousands of high school students shun ‘two years of hell’ in favour of vocational VCE
The vocational major VCE has breathed new life into vocational education and training in Victorian schools, but there are calls for the government to do more.
- by Noel Towell
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Education
Why parents vote with their wallets to get kids into selective school
The state has created a two-tier public education system. But at what cost?
- The Herald's View
‘It’s a bit extreme’: Manha’s gruelling daily routine ahead of the selective schools test
Some 17,559 children will sit the selective school test this week for 4200 places. Ninety per cent of them have been coached.
- by Frances Howe
Opinion
Education
It may not be trendy, but I’d still send my kids to single-sex schools
Single-sex schools are weird. A relic. A social experiment that makes no sense in the modern world. But if I had my time over again I’d send my kids to one, and they would all choose the same too.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Art, property, shares: The Sydney private schools pursuing your inheritance
Donations and bequests are funding generous scholarship programs, but philanthropy research shows not all charities get their intended gifts.
- by Christopher Harris
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