Victorian classrooms are at breaking point, with teachers threatening industrial action over the Allan government’s delayed commitment to fully fund public schools by 2031.
The captains of elite Victorian private schools ranked in the nation’s top 100 have shared their aspirations for the future – and they’re ready to reshape the state.
This is the first definitive list of the nation’s 100 best private schools – based on data, not opinions and reputation. And there was one clear winner when it came to co-ed versus single sex.
The best private schools of Australia have been ranked today and 25 Victorian colleges made the cut. See the full list and which ones made it into the national top 10.
Victorian students have achieved their strongest NAPLAN results ever, despite 300,000 students still struggling to use punctuation including commas and full stops.
The board of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority will be dismissed as the Allan government seeks to rebuild public confidence in the scandal-plagued agency.
Devastated childcare workers who haven’t been paid for weeks have been dealt another blow, with a third Genius Childcare subsidiary entering administration on Wednesday afternoon.
Leading childcare companies which operate hundreds of centres in Victoria are haemorrhaging money as they fail to meet national safety and quality standards. See which centres make the list.
Authorities have ordered the interim closure of dozens of centres while compliance and sleep risk assessments are carried out following the death of a baby in Melbourne’s southeast.
Families will have access to 6500 new kinder spaces this year, with 65 centres opening after being built or undergoing upgrades. Search our interactive map to see all the new kinders near you.
Victoria’s single-sex school sector is thriving, with some growing by as much as 30 per cent in the past decade and offering high scores for mid-range fees. See the best ones near you.
More than 660 Victorian children were locked out or unaccounted for across the state’s childcare services last financial year, with more than 6100 serious incidents reported, a shocking new report has revealed.
Children with disabilities will have more freedom and independence at kinder than before, thanks to ‘lifechanging’ upgrades and renovations taking place at more than 400 centres.
Prep students starting private school this year are tipped to cost their parents the equivalent of three average house deposits in fees over 13 years, forcing many to sacrifice holidays and work more hours to foot the bill.
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