Eighty-year-old kinder facing eviction as church eyes lucrative sale
Gardiner Preschool, which has been on St Andrews Lane in Glen Iris for 80 years, has been given notice by the Uniting Church to vacate by the end of 2025.
- by Noel Towell
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Private school splashes $85 million on ‘humble’ new pool complex
The new centre will include a 50-metre pool, diving towers, seating for 400 spectators, a gymnasium, spin room and an underground carpark.
- by Noel Towell
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Parents brace for bill shock as private school hikes fees almost 20 per cent
As Victoria’s private schools begin to announce their 2025 fees – accounting for new payroll tax – families at one prestigious girls’ school are protesting.
- by Noel Towell
‘Lone wolf’: Australia spending more on private schools than global average
An OECD comparison of education funding reveals the Australian government is spending more on private schools and less on public schools than other countries.
- by Noel Towell and Alex Crowe
Uni of Melbourne pauses hiring, claims $85 million hit from international student caps
The university will be limited to 9300 new international students next year but says it was banking on having more than 11,000.
- by Noel Towell
Hey big spender: Budgets for high school musicals top $200,000
While some of Melbourne’s exclusive private schools splash up to $200,000 on their musical productions, others prove that you don’t have to spend a fortune to make a song and dance of it.
- by Noel Towell
Melbourne Uni well placed to withstand foreign student caps: S&P Global
The University of Melbourne will shrug off any effects of the government’s new caps on foreign students, despite the institutions protestations, S&P says.
- by Noel Towell
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Public schools are getting cash from charities – only to find it comes with a catch
Cash-strapped school principals are turning their backs on charitable funding over complaints the money often came with “onerous” strings attached, making them not worth the effort.
- by Noel Towell
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Foreign student cap will ‘devastate’ Victorian economy: Pallas
The treasurer has slammed the Albanese government’s plan to slash the numbers of international students and warned of unintended consequences.
- by Noel Towell, Alex Crowe, Natassia Chrysanthos and Daniella White
School leavers heed campus call after COVID interruption
Universities have bounced back as the destination of choice for Victorian school leavers as campus life appeals to the COVID cohort.
- by Noel Towell
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Central intelligence: Melbourne Uni changes the game on campus cheats
Students accused of cheating at the University of Melbourne will be sent to a powerful committee for investigation, as AI fuels a growing wave of misconduct.
- by Angus Delaney and Noel Towell