Education
How Melbourne’s selective schools stack up academically
The four select-entry public schools outperform many of their high-fee paying rivals – but are not without their critics.
- by Alex Crowe
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‘Incompetent’ Brighton teacher who failed to show up to own hearing banned from teaching
Hoa Tam Trinh, who was sacked from Brighton Secondary College after multiple complaints about his behaviour, skipped a disciplinary hearing accusing him of serious misconduct.
- by Caroline Schelle
Victorian state schools to get $2.5 billion boost as ‘tortuous’ wrangling ends
The funding deal between the state and Commonwealth ends an 18-month stand-off.
- by Noel Towell and Caroline Schelle
‘Tension is much higher now’: Jewish students told not to wear uniforms amid antisemitic attacks
An attack on a childcare centre in Sydney has increased security concerns for Jewish educators already on edge.
- by Alex Crowe
The families dominating Perth’s best public schools
Students from these families take up the lions share of the cohort at the top-performing public schools in last year’s ATAR exams.
- by Holly Thompson
The suburb with no houses gets a $160 million high-rise school
Nestled on a peninsula on the banks of the Parramatta River, the six-storey, vertical Wentworth Point High School is in one of the most densely populated suburbs in the country.
- by Christopher Harris
9,729,900 days lost in one year: The shocking truth about our schools
A decline in attendance has been recorded in private, public and Catholic schools despite a post-pandemic uplift.
- by Christopher Harris
Wealthy families dominate Melbourne’s best public schools
Select-entry government schools are supposed to be the great equaliser, but very few disadvantaged kids go to them.
- by Alex Crowe
‘Daily punching bags’: Assault reports surge at Victorian schools, dismaying teachers
Schools reported more than 600 assaults and related offences in the year ending June 2024, official data shows – up 50 per cent in two years.
- by Caroline Schelle
Uni health courses attractive, as QTAC sends out thousands more offers
The second round of tertiary offers saw more than 13,778 courses offered to recent graduates and adult applicants pursuing higher education in 2025.
- by Courtney Kruk
Troubled history remains, but Deakin University will not change its name
The university will keep its name despite concerns from some students and faculty about the legacy of Australia’s second prime minister, Alfred Deakin.
- by Caroline Schelle
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