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Cash-strapped principals are turning their backs on charitable funding over complaints the money too often comes with “onerous” strings attached.

WA schools ‘left in limbo’ while major review in the lurch: opposition

The state’s opposition and advocates are calling on Education Minister Sabine Winton to release the findings as a matter of urgency.

  • Holly Thompson

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Mitchell Burriss, a top achiever in Science Extension in 2024, is now studying a bachelor of economics and advanced science at UNSW.

The HSC science subject in which most students get a top band

Most students who take this subject get a strong result, with the warning it can be “blood, sweat and tears”. Which science subjects should you choose for success?

  • Penry Buckley
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
Naomi Habib, now a UNSW law student, had to study English Extension 1 through distance education because her western Sydney high school did not offer the subject.

The majority of students get top marks in these HSC subjects – if their school offers them

When selecting HSC subjects, NESA recommends students pick a subject they love. However, for many kids, doing a subject they are passionate about is not always feasible.

  • Emily Kowal
Principal Charles Hertzog with students Raghad Jafari and Gulsum Saiahi at River Nile School.

This Melbourne school is one of the best in the world for overcoming adversity

For most Australian children, school is a place to learn and to socialise. But for some students, attending classes is an act of defiance.

  • Nicole Precel
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
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Year 12 students at The Ponds High School, Xavier Martinez, Aarush Veloremahender, and Zuha Nadeem explore articial intelligence tool NSWEduChat.

AI is in every NSW public school classroom. Is that a good thing?

Artificial intelligence chatbots are now in every public school in the state. It’s saving teachers time and giving students a 24/7 on-call educator.

  • Emily Kowal
Hammond Park Secondary College students Phoenix, Macy and Diesel homepage image with inset of friend Leon, who died from bone cancer in 2024.

‘This is for Leon’: Perth teens’ quest to keep friend’s memory alive

It “felt almost impossible to reconcile” with the enormity of losing Leon. But his friends are now determined to do what they say he would have done for them.

  • Holly Thompson
Harshal Mittal with his parents Harpreet and Madhur Mittal.

Thousands take this crucial school exam. Most will be disappointed

Some parents pay up to $20,000 for tutoring, raising the stakes for students sitting the selective entry high schools exam on Saturday.

  • Nicole Precel and Caroline Schelle
New education minister Sabine Winton.

Education minister promises to reduce WA teachers’ workload in first major speech

Sabine Winton spoke at the State School Teachers’ Union WA state council conference following the release of a survey which revealed the key reasons teachers had considered quitting.

  • Holly Thompson

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