High school
The waiting list war: The battle to become a private school parent
Some schools have seen the length of their waiting lists double as more parents opt for private education for their children. Here’s how the schools choose who gets in.
- by Christopher Harris
Latest
‘We expected a brawl’: Newington old boys’ council overthrown, as co-ed opposition grows
Former Newington College students have passed votes of no confidence in its old boys union, school council and headmaster at a major alumni meeting.
- by Lucy Carroll
Teen who stabbed fellow Perth student jailed after diary entries reveal ‘murderous intent’
Although the student was initially charged with aggravated unlawful wounding, police later uncovered diary entries suggesting a plan to commit multiple murders.
- by Holly Thompson
Brisbane Grammar made $559K in application fees last year, with no guarantee for kids on the wait list
Despite a cost-of-living crisis, applications to Brisbane’s most expensive and prestigious school have surged by 85 per cent in four years.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Our children face dangerous double standard on behaviour, say educators
Educators sick and of being called upon to be responsible for every aspect of a child’s upbringing have taken a stand, saying they do not exist in a vacuum.
- by Holly Thompson
Opinion
Education
It takes a village, but WA young people are being abandoned by theirs
How do our young people behave well at school when they frequently see adults behaving atrociously? Perhaps it’s not students and schools we should be examining.
- by Belinda Provis
Teenager in hospital after alleged stabbing at Melton school
A high school student has been arrested after fleeing the school following the incident.
- by Alex Crowe
‘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
Exclusive
Discrimination
Bradley’s school years were the best of his life. For his twin, James, they were ‘hell’
James Elliot-Watson was an obvious candidate for school prefect – his teachers all told him so. Then, one lunchtime, he told a member of staff he was struggling with his sexuality.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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
Exclusive
Education
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