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Even the state’s top schools are struggling to attract teachers. Here’s where all the vacancies are
The ongoing workforce crisis has prompted the NSW Education Department to call more than 2000 retired teachers in a bid to entice them back to the classroom.
- by Lucy Carroll and Nigel Gladstone
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Some Sydney high schools take hundreds of extra students. Yet selectives haven’t budged
As Sydney’s population grows, some of its very best schools are not growing with it.
- by Christopher Harris
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
‘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 low-fee private schools outperforming expensive rivals in the HSC
Multiple lower-fee Sydney schools have recorded similar or higher HSC success rates than schools where fees are above $30,000, according to a new Herald analysis.
- by Lucy Carroll and Nigel Gladstone
The ATAR cut-off for every university course revealed
For Sophie, a 99 ATAR might not quite be enough for her first choice. Read the full list here.
- by Christopher Harris and Nigel Gladstone
The school that rocketed up the HSC rankings by 200 places
Setting high expectations of behaviour and scheduling study skills sessions have proven the secrets to success.
- by Lucy Carroll and Nigel Gladstone
The state’s top schools for HSC mathematics revealed
At Knox Grammar and Menai High, the road to success started long before year 12.
- by Christopher Harris, Nigel Gladstone and Lucy Carroll
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If only we had an HSC honour roll based on more than a number
We seldom hear the stories of everyday students who try their hardest to be the best academic version of themselves.
- by Lisa Schofield
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Boys close the gap on girls as single-sex schools outperform co-ed
A Herald analysis of this year’s HSC data reveals the gap between the average number of top scores achieved by students at all-boys and all-girls schools is closing, with public boys schools achieving the biggest gains.
- by Lucy Carroll and Nigel Gladstone