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School students missed more than 9 million days of learning last year. Here’s why
Attendance levels remain below pre-pandemic levels, while a third of public school students are leaving before finishing year 12.
- by Lucy Carroll and Nigel Gladstone
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‘Part of who we are’: Why Sydney Uni vice chancellor allows protest camp to stay
Vice chancellor Mark Scott says a few pro-Palestinian student activists were under investigation for inappropriate behaviour but their protest campsite will remain on campus.
- by Daniella White
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Education
The WA parents joining Catholic churches to get children into ‘ideal’ schools
A WA expert says there is considerable weight to the ‘urban myth’ families join a Catholic church or have their children baptised primarily due to school choice.
- by Holly Thompson
Inside the growing protest tent cities of Melbourne and Monash universities
As police raided student protest encampments at American universities with rubber bullets and tear gas, in Melbourne academics brought jam and scones.
- by Sherryn Groch
Teacher work bans ‘unlawful’ and ‘profoundly disruptive’: Education Department
The union representing thousands of Queensland state schools was warned the Education Department would take proposed work bans to the Industrial Relations Commission if they went ahead.
- by Felicity Caldwell
‘No-go areas for Jewish students’: Pro-Palestinian university camps grow
The number of pro-Palestinian campsites have now been set up at four universities, prompting calls from Jewish groups for them to be dismantled.
- by Christopher Harris
Teachers to stop work after the bell, interrupting new curriculum
Amid a long-running staff shortage and a rash of resignations, teachers are planning industrial action.
- by Tony Moore
How this Sydney school doubled its top scores in HSC maths
The number of students tackling advanced and extension maths has plummeted to record lows in the past three years – but there is a way to reverse the trend.
- by Lucy Carroll
The Perth suburbs with the highest concentration of international students
In two local government areas in WA, more than 10 per cent of the rental market is taken up by international students – well above the national average.
- by Holly Thompson
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Education
Why does my four-year-old need an interview to enrol at school?
Like me, Lucky was anxious about the idea of an interview before enrolling in prep. Would our kids pass or fail before they’d even learnt how to tie their shoelaces?
- by Felicity Caldwell
‘The village isn’t around’: Parents book drivers for afternoon juggle
More parents are turning to ride-share services for children, as the end of working from home puts pressure on families.
- by Mary Ward