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Exam authority board sacked after thousands accessed VCE tests early
The report published on Tuesday found web pages that inadvertently published sample cover pages containing exam content had been viewed thousands of times.
- Alex Crowe and Rachel Eddie
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Two years ago, Jayden was failing school. A single thing changed that
Almost 30 per cent of year 7 students are not meeting proficiency standards in reading. The NSW government plans to spend $80 million a year on a program to fix it.
- Christopher Harris
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Key questions drag on ankle bracelet trial for teens accused of serious crimes
Victoria’s trial for putting monitoring devices on underage offenders is due to start this month, but where the teens will be sent is among the unanswered questions.
- Caroline Schelle
School refuses to tell dad whether alleged coward punch student has been expelled
The father of a 14-year-old boy allegedly coward punched at an Ellenbrook Shopping Centre says he is disappointed the school that both boys attend has failed to tell him whether the alleged attacker has been expelled.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Families pay up to $20,000 to tutor children for select-entry school exams
As thousands of Victorian students prepare for the select-entry schools entrance exam, there are calls for reform to the admissions process and the tutoring industry.
- Noel Towell
Rents soar in Perth’s most in-demand school zones
The cost to rent a house in some of Perth’s most in-demand school catchment areas has ballooned in a year, in one suburb by more than 50 per cent.
- Holly Thompson
The three rules that rocketed this Sydney school up the HSC rankings
Boys are over-represented among struggling school students and under-represented in policy attention. Here’s how Balgowlah Boys and Marist College Eastwood found success.
- Lucy Carroll
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Rumaysa endured racism at school for years, and says indifference is fuelling its rise
Reports of racism in Victoria’s schools are surging as the Education Department receives at least one complaint every school day – a 28 per cent increase in 12 months.
- Nicole Precel
ICAC to probe former School Infrastructure NSW boss
The state’s powerful anti-corruption body is investigating allegations bureaucrats from School Infrastructure awarded lucrative contracts to friends and business associates.
- Lucy Carroll
The change coming to state schools that will save parents money
Expensive branded uniform requirements will be ditched for some items – like pants and socks – in a move designed to ease costs for families.
- Alex Crowe
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