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Cornrows won't go after school backs down on braid ban
The Melbourne twins who were ordered to unbraid their hair have been offered a "school uniform exemption".
The Melbourne twins who were ordered to unbraid their hair have been offered a "school uniform exemption".
Two schools that are two kilometres apart. They serve the same diverse community in Cranbourne and enrol students from similar backgrounds.
Acrimony over the future of school funding has deepened, with federal and state education ministers to meet later this week.
The Andrews government has backflipped on its controversial changes to Melbourne Girls College's coveted zone.
"We believe that every child has the ability to reach their best."
The scandal-plagued Sage Institute has confirmed it will close its Victorian campuses leaving hundreds of students in the lurch.
Dean Snow dreamed of going to university – his private school had other plans.
Why are some schools discouraging students from doing the VCE?
They are the blue, yellow and rose-coloured glasses polarising the dyslexic community.
In a bid to win over mums and dads, Victorian schools are running English classes, cooking lessons and even yoga sessions for parents.
Many Richmond families are up in arms after discovering they will be zoned out of the prestigious Melbourne Girls College.
In just over nine months, a sleek new state high school is expected to rise above an empty Richmond carpark and open its doors to year 7 students.
Almost a dozen Victorian state schools are being investigated for potentially misusing taxpayer funds earmarked for needy students.
If Australian principals received a collective health check, it would be summed up in four words: stressed and under attack.
More than 50,000 Victorian teachers are preparing to take widespread industrial action over their "crushing" workload.
Parents would be able to choose schools based on their vaccination rates under proposal to stamp out outbreaks.
Education Minister James Merlino congratulates students.
You've probably never heard of the state high school that outperformed almost every Victorian school to achieve three perfect scores in further maths.
For five excruciating days, Natasha Kennedy resisted the temptation of opening her VCE results.
Saad Al-Kassab missed two years of school as mortars flew over his home in war-torn Syria.
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.
The long wait is over for VCE students who have not already received their results.
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