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Ballarat Clarendon College VCE class of 2023 Picture: Supplied

VCE 2023: Top performing schools revealed

A regional private school that charges thousands less than Melbourne’s elite colleges has boasted the state’s most impressive 2023 VCE results. See if your school made the cut.

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Farm leaders unite for food and fibre education push

Fifteen rural corporations have united to launch a landmark national strategy to overhaul how students learn about the nation’s food and fibre sector.

NEWS: Ag student Jess Mosely New Young Guns series on up and coming people in ag. Ag student Jess Mosely at Marcus Oldham College. Pictured: Jess Mosely PHOTOGRAPHER: ZOE PHILLIPS

Meet the young gun shooting for a bright future in ag

Born on a 35,000ha station in NSW, Jess Mosely abandoned city studies to forge her own path in agriculture, armed with fresh perspectives on the industry’s future. Read her story.

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UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL PUB DATE FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER Photo: Elsie Chittleborough (12), Prime Minister's Spelling Bee champion. SA's Elsie Chittleborough of Torrensville Primary School is the state's first ever national champion title in the PM's Spelling Bee after claiming the Orange level (Years 5-6) of Kids News' national spelling challenge, following a record-breaking 82,000 student registrations. Kids News and the Bee are key pillars in the News in the Community program led by Penny Fowler. Picture: Tim Joy. 16th September 2025

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Bee spelling success pretty sweet

Back-to-back victories and a breakthrough win for South Australia have marked the fifth anniversary of Australia’s premier student spelling competition. FULL HONOUR ROLL

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Meet The Forest to Fabulous Brumby Challenge 2024/2025 competitors Ellie Sales, Ruby Wild and Chloe Ronan. Picture: The Brumby Project

From forest feral to riding royalty: Brumby challenge thrills

Three young horsewomen are spending a year transforming untamed Queensland brumbies into trained, rideable partners. Read about their journey.

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KIDS NEWS/2025 PM'S SPELLING BEE- please do not use until after the Bee story publishes SUN 17 AUG, 2025. Australian Cricket Captain and UNICEF Australia Ambassador Pat Cummins visits a government school in Lucknow, India to see how UNICEF is working with communities and government to make sure that all children have access to quality education and has lent his support to the PM's Spelling Bee. Picture: UNICEF/supplied

Pat Cummins bowled over by Spelling Bee response

More than 72,000 students have registered for the fifth annual Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee as cricket legend Pat Cummins shares why childhood literacy hits so close to home.

KIDS NEWS and 2025 PM's Spelling Bee: Comedian Peter Helliar has launched his children's book series Detective Galileo (HarperCollins). Picture: supplied

Literacy gifts comics the last laugh

From classroom spelling to stand-up stardom, comedians explain why tomorrow’s funny bone needs more than artificial intelligence to flourish as nearly 60,000 students join the PM’s Spelling Bee.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 25, 2024: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese poses for a selfie with Red level (Years 7-8) National Champion of the 2024 Prime Ministers Spelling Bee, Aditya Paul and his family at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Spelling Bee blasts NAPLAN blues

Teachers across Australia have flocked to register more than 40,000 students for the annual Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee as NAPLAN results highlight ongoing foundation literacy challenges.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 24 2025 UNDER EMBARGO for print and Kids News for Sunday papers on 27/7/25 - please check with pic desk or Kids News editor Di Jenkins. Supercars legend Mark Winterbottom with son Austin (front) and his Keilor Thunder basketball team members Nathan, Jalen, Matteo, Elliott, Henry, Luca, Leon, Oliver and Jackson Picture: Brendan Beckett

Supercars star revs PM’s Spelling Bee

Racing legend Mark ‘Frosty’ Winterbottom spells out the secret to his success as the father of three encourages Aussie kids to turbo charge their literacy skills in the PM’s Spelling Bee.

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Daily Telegraph. 01, July, 2025. **Embargoed for July 20** Fitzy & Wippa at Nova Radio, Pyrmont, today. (Story-PM's Spelling Bee) Picture: Justin Lloyd.

Parents fear ‘collateral damage’ kids

Nova 96.9 co-hosts and devoted dads Fitzy and Wippa are backing the PM’s Spelling Bee as exclusive research reveals majority of parents worry kids’ literacy is suffering.

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Food and wages the biggest cost drivers for Aus boarding schools

Boarding schools have not been immune to the forces of inflation, with parents “approximately $30k out of pocket before you’ve even left home”. See the fees for 127 schools across the country.

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Parents are choosing independent schools even as fees rise

Amid the cost of living crisis, parents are increasingly choosing to send their kids to independent schools. See how fees have changed across 28 leading schools in south east Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos. Friday, April 16,2021: The Victorian Minister for Road Safety, Ben Carroll, at a doorstop in Werribee on back-to-school road safety investments.Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling

‘Gross over reaction’: Small school to stay open

There has been a major development in plans to close a small school in East Gippsland. See the latest.

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Principal shares easy hack for parents struggling with ‘low mood’ kids

Principal shares easy hack to bolster ‘low mood’ kids

New data shows a mammoth number of Aussie kids are seeking help from a counsellor or psychologist – but an SA principal has a simple solution.

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