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‘If they hate me, that’s fine’: How to run a classroom at this Sydney school
The teachers at Chifley College in Shalvey are embracing a new way of learning.
- by Christopher Harris
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‘Distinction the new credit’: Grade inflation puts uni integrity at risk
An investigation into grade inflation by Sydney University found a 234 per cent increase in the number of high distinctions awarded over a decade.
- by Daniella White and Lucy Carroll
Qld’s biggest high school hires extra staff as enrolments exceed 4000
The school, which has an official enrolment capacity of 3444 students, has grown by 8 per cent in two years.
- by Felicity Caldwell
In their home country, Seema and Sania could not go to high school
There are about 12,000 students from refugee backgrounds enrolled in NSW’s public schools, with about 1800 starting as new students each year.
- by Mary Ward
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‘Crucial for memory’: Why facts stick when you write them down
It might not be a window to your soul but it’s better for your brain. Why writing – once an ancient “handicraft” – is still worth doing well.
- by Angus Holland
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Schools in wealthy areas claim more HSC exam help as provisions double in a decade
More than 44 per cent of students at high-fee private schools, including Redlands and The McDonald College, claimed HSC disability provisions last year.
- by Lucy Carroll and Nigel Gladstone
NSW principals exposed to rising threats and violence from parents, students
An annual survey of principals and deputies found 44 per cent had been exposed to violence in schools, with more staff reporting they were victims of cyberbullying.
- by Christopher Harris and Lucy Carroll
‘Running scared’: Principals bitten, abused and finding knives as violence grows
Some Australian school principals have resorted to asking to wear body cameras to protect themselves from litigation when dealing with violent and abusive students.
- by Robyn Grace
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The winners in radical shake-up of opportunity classes at Sydney schools
Lindfield East and Maroubra Junction Public are among the schools gaining new classes for gifted students, while others will have their OC intakes halved.
- by Lucy Carroll and Nigel Gladstone
Overdue report pinpoints looming shortage of high school teachers
Demand for teachers is expected to outpace supply in Victoria by 2028, with an expected shortfall of more than 5000 staff largely fuelled by shortages in the secondary sector.
- by Robyn Grace
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VCE exams review finds more errors, poorly worded questions
More than a dozen flawed questions have been uncovered in previous mathematics tests after a series of mistakes in last year’s VCE exams prompted a review.
- by Robyn Grace