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Teacher hits out at idiots running schools

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The cowards, idiots and backstabbers who drove me out of teaching

In a spectacular diatribe, a former teacher lashes education leaders and their “bureaucratic ballet performed by people more interested in climbing ladders than lifting children”.

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VCE Footscray High School Kinnear Campus, 1 Kinnear Street. Charlie doing his exam (has permission but not sure about name permission) Images and footage of the practice exam must not identify students Publishing of footage and photos taken during the practice exam is EMBARGOED until 12.15pm Tuesday, October 28, 2025.Picture: Jason Edwards

‘Printing error’ causes confusion among students sitting VCE language exam

VCAA has moved to reassure students no marks will be lost after a printing error sparked confusion, while also defending a controversial English exam question that sparked outrage.

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$19m overpaid: Every private school’s disability funding revealed

Federal investigators are moving to recoup nearly $19m in wrongly allocated disability funding from schools. See how much every private school gets under the $4.3bn scheme.

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Elite college hit with bombshell ‘boarding house sex abuse’ lawsuit

One of the nation’s top private schools is being sued by a former student who claims it failed to act on multiple warnings about a teacher he alleges sexually abused him for years.

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We've run five years of exam data through AI to find common themes, questions and traps that could give year 12 students an edge.

VCE cheat sheet: Ultimate AI guide to ace your year 12 exams

AI analysis spanning five years of VCE exams reveals the common questions, topics and traps in Victoria’s most popular courses. Here’s the inside info to give year 12s an edge.

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Geelong's lunchbox king George Georgievski and his two kids, Kiara and Anela. Picture: Supplied

Aussie dad steps up as parents push back on lunchbox demands

Australian parents are fighting back against complex school lunch box rules that force them to juggle nutrition, allergies and eco-friendly packaging requirements.

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Bully intimidates a skinny kid.

Bullies – stop blaming your upbringing and own your bad choices

Bullying is a choice and perpetrators should take responsibility for their actions instead of blaming their parents, say two professors with some tough love for bullies.

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‘Phoenixing’: Fake accounts bombard kids in scary new trend

A ‘frightening’ new cyber-bullying trend has emerged, and young bullies are using it to relentlessly harass their victims.

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Students from John Paul College.

Christian school numbers soar as parents flock to God – and low fees

Cheaper faith-based private colleges are growing so fast they’re on track to overtake the Catholic sector in two years. See which schools are surging and which are stagnating.

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Preschool little girl in sleeping bag camping. Outdoors activity with children in summer. Fun and adventure camp, family and friends vacations or weekend trip. Portrait of child with flashlight

Susie O’Brien: Watch out for this item on school camp lists

My son’s camp list contained an item that made me nostalgic for the era of dictionaries, street directories and cameras with film. How do we explain these items to our offspring?

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Kids gone AWOL – see the schools where truancy is out of control

In some Australian schools, more than 80pc of students miss at least one day a week. Explore the shocking data – and learn about the schools succeeding with an alternative approach.

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Chaotic scenes from Bayside College's muck-up day.

Muck-up madness as students go wild – and others mock crackdown

A principal condemned “disappointing behaviour” by teens who trashed their school on muck-up day – filling a corridor with foam, attaching chairs to walls and gluing door handles.

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Zachery Payne (left) and Madison Wilson (right) are finalists in the Excelencia Live 2025 competition. Pictures: Supplied

From autism guides to Gotham knights: Students shine bright

Forget viral trends – these western Sydney students are making waves with heartfelt guides and stop-motion superheroes stories. Here are their stories.

SA teachers have revealed the sickening misogynist abuse they are subjected to by students and their parents.

‘Tell this f**king bitch’: How could a parent say this to a teacher?

Female teachers have given horrifying accounts of sexually explicit threats and abuse from students and parents – while school leaders allegedly told male staff to stay silent.

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