How one VCE dux escaped a bloody war

Saad Al-Kassab missed two years of school as mortars flew over his home in war-torn Syria.

Albert Park's inaugural Year 12s are first class

Campbell Rider is one of thousands of students in the public school system who watched on, as news of the VCE results at the state's top private schools rolled in.

VCE 2016: The wait is over as thousands receive results

The long wait is over for VCE students who have not already received their results.

Landing a private school scholarship

What does it take to land a private school scholarship in the country's most prestigious schools?

Nerds don't make good teachers, Catholic schools warn

"Nerds" don't necessarily make good teachers, the Catholic Education Melbourne has declared in response to a state government plan to beef up teaching standards.

Tough new standards for Victorian teachers

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Only the top 30 per cent of year 12 students will be able to study teaching following a dramatic shake-up of the profession.

The gender bias leaving girls without answers

For years, they were told nothing was wrong with their daughter.

An unlikely alliance: Victoria and NSW fight school funding changes

An unlikely alliance has been forged, with Victorian and NSW Education Ministers from the opposite sides of politics banding together to fight Turnbull government changes to school funding.

Trans students forced to register with VCE authority with unwanted gender tag

Transgender and gender diverse students are being forced to register with the VCE authority with the incorrect gende.

How robots could soon be teaching your kids

There's a new kid in school with flashing eyes who is a friend, a teacher and a great dancer.

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.