Education
The number of school students forecast for every suburb in WA
Predictions show the state will grow by thousands of students between 2021 and 2041. Here’s where they are more likely to live, and the areas that will need the infrastructure to support the boom.
- by Holly Thompson
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These north shore schools have been shelved but thousands of new homes are coming
Plans for an education precinct at St Leonards and a new Chatswood public primary school were earmarked under the former government.
- by Lucy Carroll
The WA electorates where private schools are fronting the fight against funding cuts
Independent Schools Australia named the two WA federal seats in a list of 17 across Australia with a significant proportion of independent school families living within their boundaries that will become focus areas for their new campaign.
- by Holly Thompson
‘We swear if they get lazy’: The classroom alternative with an unconventional approach
At this Queensland program for troubled teens, the “curriculum” is delivered on the gym floor through fitness and martial arts classes.
- by Courtney Kruk
Students protest at Sydney school after Muslim staffer told to work from home
Granville Boys High student support officer Sheikh Wesam Charkawi was ordered to remove social media posts where he downplayed antisemitic comments made by two Sydney nurses.
- by Lucy Carroll and Christopher Harris
State regulator steps into private school strapping scandal
Victoria’s education regulator probes private school after “horrendous” allegations of a punishment ring among boarding students emerged.
- by Caroline Schelle and Noel Towell
Victorian public school students get nation’s least funding from government
The state’s schools received thousands of dollars less per student than those in every other state and territory, according to data that also exposes the income gap between the public and private sectors.
- by Alex Crowe
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40 years ago, I was abused at Ballarat Grammar. I know first-hand that change is possible
My school reunion took me back to my worst experiences at my alma mater. These new allegations of student-on-student abuse are shocking, but eerily familiar to those who experienced similar “rituals”.
- by Michael Short
‘Kids dragged along floors’: Minister announces childcare review
Education Minister Prue Car has announced a review to assess the rise in reportable conduct in NSW daycare centres and how they are handled by the regulator.
- by Christopher Harris
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One of Melbourne’s biggest private schools is about to get bigger
The private school giant will add a second junior campus to its portfolio after a high-profile merger with a struggling girls’ school.
- by Bridie Smith
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Revealed: The secret performance targets for our schools
Performance goals that have been kept from the public for months reveal what parents really think about their children’s school.
- by Lucy Carroll
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