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Teacher who faked qualifications to gain principal jobs avoids jail
A Melbourne teacher who faked degrees to gain jobs as a principal defrauded the Education Department of more than $690,000.
- by Caroline Schelle
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The Victorian schools being sued over historical child sex abuse claims
A convicted murderer says being sexually abused as a schoolboy led him to a life of crime, as a wave of historical sex abuse claims hits hundreds of Victorian schools.
- by Caroline Schelle and Noel Towell
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Victoria’s hot spots for youth homeless revealed amid push for more help to house them
Charity Launch Housing has used data on crime, homelessness and unemployment to identify the five Victorian council areas where funding is most needed.
- by Noel Towell
WA parents are flocking to get tutors for their kids. Why?
There’s something all these parents got a chance to witness firsthand in recent years, one industry veteran says.
- by Holly Thompson
James Ruse principal leaves top-performing selective for rival all-girls school
The outgoing head of James Ruse Agricultural High Rachel Powell said she believes in parents having “school choice” between single-sex and co-ed options.
- by Lucy Carroll
‘Biggest change in decades’: New science, history syllabuses in NSW schools
A radical overhaul of the state’s school syllabuses marks a dramatic shift away from inquiry and student-led learning to a knowledge-rich curriculum.
- by Lucy Carroll
Multimillion-dollar student accommodation proposed for Perth’s western suburbs
A significant development application for a student accommodation facility in Crawley has been received by the Western Australian Planning Commission.
- by Holly Thompson
They get knocked down: $2.4 million rebuild for school of last resort
After 40 years’ operating in a run-down converted house at Ashwood, Frank Dando Sports Academy has won a much-needed upgrade.
- by Caroline Schelle
Technology and designs on a fabulous future
Realising your calling early is a blessing but so can not getting the mark for the uni course you wanted – just ask celebrity chef Justine Schofield.
Dancer’s star turn in business studies
Tips and advice from a top-ranked student and HSC exam marker.
A Japanese odyssey for big dreaming Lilliana
Lilliana Davis’s passion for the Japanese culture gave her the drive to master the language and excel in the HSC.