High school
To stop screen addiction, this school will give out phones. But there’s a catch
As families struggle to manage their children’s screen obsessions, Pymble Ladies’ College has devised a ground-breaking way to help.
- by Jordan Baker
Latest
More Sydney schools are going co-ed. Is that best for boys?
Worsening problems with online porn and gaming addictions point towards the need to better cater to boys in education, says the head of an international school association.
- by Christopher Harris
This Sydney school ditched screens for a week. Here’s what happened
Research was done using hard copy textbooks; teachers photocopied class notes; and essays were drafted by hand.
- by Lucy Carroll
Editorial
Editorial
Government cannot keep failing VCE students at exam time
Year after year there have been serious problems with exams. It is simply not good enough.
- The Age's View
‘Judgment-free’ and dresses for hire: How school formals are changing
The rite of passage remains important for many teens, with some spending $1000 on their big night.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Schoolies are ditching the week-long binge, but some still have regrets
Data shows nine in 10 attendees engaging in alcohol-free activities and more using zero and low-strength alcohol to avoid excessive binge-drinking.
- by Courtney Kruk
Opinion
VCE
I’m in the middle of my VCE - this exam cover-up has sent the rumour mill wild
This education scandal has taught my generation of high school students to doubt whether working hard, acting with integrity and trusting authorities will pay off.
- by Saria Ratnam
Updated
VCE
‘They knew the questions’: Students stunned, teachers fuming over VCE exam leak – by the government
The VCAA is in damage control after questions similar to those found “hidden” on sample VCE assessments turned up in the real exams.
- by Caroline Schelle, Alex Crowe and Gemma Grant
Copy, paste: What we know about the VCE exam fiasco
Thousands of VCE students could have taken their exams with a hidden advantage over their peers, after some questions were accidentally revealed online in advance.
- by Bridie Smith, Caroline Schelle and Alex Crowe
‘Difficult, cold and abstract’: Why girls feel helpless in this school subject
Would you feel confident calculating the cost of a computer with added tax? Forty per cent of Australian teenagers do not, an international report says.
- by Christopher Harris
Revealed: The top Sydney school caught in racism storm
The former principal of James Ruse has spoken to parents over the use of overtly racist language, including the N-word and students being called “slaves”.
- by Christopher Harris
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