Education
Big switch: The Sydney suburbs rejecting public education
Public education in Sydney is bleeding almost 10,000 students a year to private and Catholic high schools.
- by Christopher Harris and Nigel Gladstone
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‘Sputnik, Star Trek and the moon landing’: Upgrade for Sydney’s school domes
The unique Binishells at Narrabeen North Public School will be restored for their 50th anniversary.
- by Julie Power
The Sydney private school charging more than $50,000 for year 9
A Rose Bay school has leapfrogged Geelong Grammar and Scots College to the top of the price list – and demand for a place remains high.
- by Christopher Harris
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Education
Should you get your child baptised to secure their place in a private school?
Some Brisbane parents who chose to get their child baptised quietly admit future school choices played some part in their decision.
- by Felicity Caldwell
They fixed a ‘broken’ ballet star. Now these researchers are schooling footy players
Inside the ballet’s rehab centre, dancers spin with trackers teaching La Trobe researchers about the limits of the human body. And saving dance careers.
- by Sherryn Groch and Nicole Precel
What’s happening at your local library? A lot, apparently
You mightn’t have stepped inside one for years, but these days libraries are serving communities in innovative ways beyond books, from filmmaking courses to educational games.
- by Martin Boulton
Freight trains up to 3.6km long incite fears in regional towns
The double-stacked trains will travel through some centres up to 20 times a day under plans for a 1700-kilometre freight line between Brisbane and Melbourne.
- by Catherine Naylor
Opportunity knocks as Victoria’s IB students get their results
Penelope “Persie” Bensted has been volunteering every weekend afternoon at an op shop – and it was part of her International Baccalaureate studies.
- by Carolyn Webb
‘It prepares you better’: Vicky among Sydney students with perfect IB scores
International baccalaureate results have been released this morning, with a handful of Sydney students scoring top marks.
- by Christopher Harris
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Coaching colleges target selective students and ‘undermine’ HSC
Up to 95 per cent of students at some of the state’s best selective schools are being privately coached, getting a jump on their peers.
- by Lucy Carroll
The children with a one-in-four chance of finishing school
About 80 per cent of students complete year 12, but for some young people the odds are 25 per cent and they’re far more likely to be expelled.
- by Kieran Rooney