Private schools
Victorian state schools court lucrative international students
Victoria has attracted far more international students than any other jurisdiction for several years.
- Alex Crowe
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The WA electorates where private schools are fronting the fight against funding cuts
Independent Schools Australia named the two WA federal seats in a list of 17 across Australia with a significant proportion of independent school families living within their boundaries that will become focus areas for their new campaign.
- Holly Thompson
Private schools lobby vows federal election fight over ‘class-war rhetoric’
Seventeen seats have been designated “ground zero” in a campaign to pressure major parties to shore up billions of dollars in public funding.
- Bridie Smith
State regulator steps into private school strapping scandal
Victoria’s education regulator probes private school after “horrendous” allegations of a punishment ring among boarding students emerged.
- Caroline Schelle and Noel Towell
Victorian public school students get nation’s least funding from government
The state’s schools received thousands of dollars less per student than those in every other state and territory, according to data that also exposes the income gap between the public and private sectors.
- Alex Crowe
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40 years ago, I was abused at Ballarat Grammar. I know first-hand that change is possible
My school reunion took me back to my worst experiences at my alma mater. These new allegations of student-on-student abuse are shocking, but eerily familiar to those who experienced similar “rituals”.
- Michael Short
Police called in as more details emerge from Ballarat Grammar ‘strapping’ scandal
Police have confirmed they are investigating assault allegations at the centre of a “strapping” scandal at a Victorian private school dating back to 2023.
- Noel Towell, Alex Crowe and Ashleigh McMillan
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One of Melbourne’s biggest private schools is about to get bigger
The private school giant will add a second junior campus to its portfolio after a high-profile merger with a struggling girls’ school.
- Bridie Smith
Ten Ballarat Grammar boarders sent home amid strapping scandal
The senior students are being investigated over allegations younger kids were targeted at one of the prestigious school’s boarding houses.
- Noel Towell, Alex Crowe and Ashleigh McMillan
Video allegedly shows a young boy being bullied by older students
Video allegedly showing a young Ballarat Grammar boy being bullied by a group of older schoolmates.
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