Exam stress turns into joy for talented Hobart students who celebrate being among the nation’s best ranked in their end-of-year results. See the full list of Tasmania’s 102 best ATAR achievers.
She’s been in schools since the age of four – first as a student, then teacher, then principal. As she sails off into the sunset, this is what renowned Tasmanian educator Jane Bovill wants you to know about the system.
Tasmania’s fastest growing schools – and the ones going backwards – have been revealed. See the full lists and find out where your child’s school sits.
Catholic school teachers across Tasmania are unnerved by their employer’s proposal to extend the school year and give itself the right to forcibly relocate teachers, the Independent Education Union says.
The results are in. The Mercury has revealed the full round up of Tasmania’s richest and poorest schools, with the state’s most cashed-up institution raking in more than $158m in five years. INTERACTIVE LIST >
It’s been revealed that the land upon which the future $74m Brighton High School is being built has yet to be fully acquired by the state government. The project is nearly 150 per cent over budget.
Tasmania’s most crowded classrooms have been revealed, as new data shows more than half the state’s schools are behind the national average for student-teacher ratios. SEARCH YOUR SCHOOL
A grovelling letter has been sent to parents detailing a huge shake up in the way a number of top schools are run. See the letter.
Tassie’s top performing schools for NAPLAN have been revealed, with Years 5 and 9 students proving their might among the nation’s brightest. SEE HOW YOUR SCHOOL FARED
The biggest NAPLAN improvers for Tassie primary and high schools have been revealed along with the schools that have gone backwards. See who’s firing and who’s flopping >>
“Can’t keep up with demand”: Two new schools aimed at nurturing high school students back into mainstream education, with on-site welfare officers and small classroom sizes, will open.
It was the first time Naplan was ever delivered totally online, with about 25,000 Tasmanian students participating. Here’s what we learnt from the latest report.
See the online debate sparked by a Tasmanian Catholic school’s policy on non-compliant haircuts.
They have conquered words most adults wouldn’t know the meaning of, let alone be able to spell. Could you match it with this year’s Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee winners?
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