High school
Opinion
Opinion
Expelling problem students sounds impressive. But all it does is pass the buck
In kicking the can of responsibility for the Yarra Valley Grammar students who ranked their female classmates to another school, parents are missing the point.
- by Adam Voigt
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‘Publish the marks’: Parents bristle at secret selective school entry scores
Parents like Rav Singh are annoyed that his son Veyaan, who sat the test on Thursday, doesn’t know where he stands.
- by Christopher Harris
Student with knife sends Sydney school into lockdown, staff member injured
A Sydney school was sent into lockdown after a student allegedly brought a knife to school. A teacher was cut while disarming the teenager.
- by Perry Duffin
Opinion
Private schools
What are the consequences of being a ‘wifey’ or ‘unrapable’? I hope those girls never find out
When my own high school rating list came out, that ranking stayed with me forever. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.
- by Katy Hall
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Education
Revealed: Sydney’s most overcrowded primary and high schools
While one public school has hit 2200 students, others are sitting underused with room for hundreds more pupils. Search the full list to see how crowded your school is.
- by Lucy Carroll and Nigel Gladstone
What is the School Saving Bonus and who will benefit?
The Victorian government has announced new cost-of-living support measures for families with school children.
- by Robyn Grace
WA education minister distances Rossmoyne parents’ letter from radicalised teen’s attack
West Australian Education Minister Tony Buti confirmed he had received a letter from parents about radicalisation, but it was separate from the boy who was later shot by police.
- by Holly Thompson
Radicalised student highlights ‘growing issue’ in WA schools, experts say
Experts warn the generation currently going through school is the first to grow up living much of their lives on social media, which presents a radicalisation threat.
- by Holly Thompson
Final text of slain ‘radicalised’ Perth schoolboy revealed
The 16-year-old student was killed in a Bunnings car park after stabbing a stranger in the back with a large kitchen knife, and then chasing and lunging at police.
- by Heather McNeill and Michael Genovese
Forty-nine students got 99.95 ATARs. These are the HSC subjects they chose
Aside from compulsory English, there was one common subject among the elite group.
- by Christopher Harris
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Schools
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