Education
‘Children would be crushed’: Police called as selective schools tests descend into chaos
One test was cancelled and police including members of the riot squad were needed to manage massive crowds at selective school exams across Sydney.
- by Christopher Harris
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WA schools record wave of assault allegations
There have been hundreds of allegations of physical assaults in WA schools, with more than half of the victims aged between 10 and 14.
- by Holly Thompson
Where to find Melbourne’s best schools
Almost all of Melbourne’s best public schools are in the same area.
- by Alex Crowe and The Visual Stories Team
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VCE
Thousands of high school students shun ‘two years of hell’ in favour of vocational VCE
The vocational major VCE has breathed new life into vocational education and training in Victorian schools, but there are calls for the government to do more.
- by Noel Towell
Editorial
Education
Why parents vote with their wallets to get kids into selective school
The state has created a two-tier public education system. But at what cost?
- The Herald's View
‘It’s a bit extreme’: Manha’s gruelling daily routine ahead of the selective schools test
Some 17,559 children will sit the selective school test this week for 4200 places. Ninety per cent of them have been coached.
- by Frances Howe
Opinion
Education
It may not be trendy, but I’d still send my kids to single-sex schools
Single-sex schools are weird. A relic. A social experiment that makes no sense in the modern world. But if I had my time over again I’d send my kids to one, and they would all choose the same too.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Art, property, shares: The Sydney private schools pursuing your inheritance
Donations and bequests are funding generous scholarship programs, but philanthropy research shows not all charities get their intended gifts.
- by Christopher Harris
Children charged with serious offences to be fitted with ankle bracelets for school
The courts have been given the green light to recommend ankle monitoring bracelets for serious youth offenders attending school while on bail.
- by Alex Crowe
‘Nothing in my degree to prepare me for that’: Why student teachers face big changes
Australian universities have until the end of the year to overhaul more than 280 teacher training courses.
- by Lucy Carroll
Universities radically reform teaching degrees as deadline looms
Everything Leah Myers knew about her job was “flipped on its head” after sweeping reforms to teacher training followed a national review.
- by Alex Crowe
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