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Parents claim victory following new high school announcement
A new day, a flurry of new school announcements to ease the chronic overcrowding plaguing Victorian classrooms.
The $80,000 question that divided VCE Further Maths students
VCE Further Maths students debrief after the first of two exams for the subject.
Catholic school investigated over 'rort' gave students answers to crucial test
Alexander McDonald suspected something was fishy when he was given the answers to a crucial test to become a chef.
'Locker room mentality' of Melbourne High student traditions condemned by its principal
A scathing speech by a Melbourne High student has provoked a fiery response from the principal of the select-entry schoo.
Tough new penalties for schools leaking VCE results
Schools that leak students' ATARs will be hit with tough new penalties following a series of breaches of top secret VCE results.
Universities form 'dependence' on racing greyhounds, activists warn
University labs have become the new battleground for animal rights activists, as a fresh analysis revealing close to 80 greyhounds were used in Australian research over the past two years.
'Scotch boys don't go to jail': when children sexually abuse other children
The country boy from central Victoria didn't understand the rules of one of Melbourne's most exclusive boarding schools.
'VCE confessions of parents whose children won't study
The electrician who was called to the Melbourne house had no idea he was responding to a looming VCE disaster.
How one VCE student defied all odds to sit the high-stakes exam
Tala Afshak* was 15 when her mother slipped away. In 2013, Tala and her family were travelling from Indonesia to Australia by boat when the wooden vessel capsized.
Overworked teachers failing to deliver on students' needs
Two thirds of Victorian state school teachers are failing basic tasks such as monitoring student progress and giving useful feedback, a shocking new survey reveals.
The sickness plaguing our principals
Principals are used to receiving complaints from parents, but for Mark Thompson, it was a Christmas card that was too much for him to bear.
Students count the cost of gambling
When it comes to gambling, the numbers don't add up.
Student funding shortfall predicted
Every Victorian public school student will be $848 worse off every year under the Turnbull government's school funding plan, according to state Education Department figures.
Parents fear for local enrolments amid international student boom
Parents fear a surge in international student enrolments has shut local students out of popular Melbourne state schools.
Abuser free in Ireland after police bungle
A serial paedophile and former Geelong Grammar teacher who Victoria Police was set to charge with abusing studentsis roaming free in Ireland after being deported in an extraordinary inter-agency bungle.
Student anger at US missile-maker's uni lab
Students are up in arms about a US missile and war plane manufacturer opening a new research lab at the University of Melbourne.
Kambrya College students give school lesson on sexism
The crumpled piece of paper held up to the camera captured the schoolgirls' rage perfectly.
Private school principals get a lesson in porn
Victorian private schools are tackling a confronting issue.
Ice scourge strikes schools
The devastating impact of the drug ice has hit Victorian schools, with agencies fielding calls from desperate principals wanting help.
UN asked to investigate 'abuses' of disabled students
The United Nations has been asked to investigate dozens of incidents where children with a disability were assaulted, locked in dark rooms and restrained in Australian schools.
Cramped classrooms cause for concern
Free range chickens have better rights than students in cramped Victorian schools, according to one Melbourne mother.