‘Love or lust’:Travelling chastity preacher at schools sparks parent backlash

‘Love or lust’:Travelling chastity preacher at schools sparks parent backlash

The virtues of modesty and virginity will be discussed at the talks,which parents have criticised as outdated.

  • byChristopher Harris andLucy Carroll

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Doing hard maths for the HSC isn’t paying off. Here’s how it plays out for your ATAR

Doing hard maths for the HSC isn’t paying off. Here’s how it plays out for your ATAR

A quirk of the ATAR system is effectively punishing ambitious students. Compare these questions to see the difficulty levels.

  • byChristopher Harris
Tom once sat at the back of his classroom and cried. He has a message for Australian teachers

Tom once sat at the back of his classroom and cried. He has a message for Australian teachers

If teachers are to win back control of classrooms,they will need more than a well-planned lesson.

  • byChristopher Harris andLucy Carroll
Hero pilot battled bad weather,feared pelican strike
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Hero pilot battled bad weather,feared pelican strike

Peter Schott circled the airport in his small passenger plane for hours,burning fuel after a landing gear failure.

  • byJessica McSweeney andChristopher Harris
Who’s bankrolling Sydney’s private school fees? The bank of nan and pop

Who’s bankrolling Sydney’s private school fees? The bank of nan and pop

More parents are missing school payments as they struggle with massive mortgage payments. Cashed-up baby boomers are here to help.

  • byChristopher Harris
‘Publish the marks’:Parents bristle at secret selective school entry scores

‘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.

  • byChristopher Harris
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Forty-nine students got 99.95 ATARs. These are the HSC subjects they chose

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.

  • byChristopher Harris
‘It sounds bizarre’:Why being a principal is more challenging than volunteer firefighting

‘It sounds bizarre’:Why being a principal is more challenging than volunteer firefighting

Firefighting is dangerous and volatile - but there are no parents to contend with,says NSW Secondary Principals’ Council president Craig Petersen.

  • byChristopher Harris
‘I lost someone who was my everything’:Bondi Junction victim Pikria Darchia remembered

‘I lost someone who was my everything’:Bondi Junction victim Pikria Darchia remembered

Tamara Shelia saw her best friend at lunch. Hours later,she was dead.

  • byChristopher Harris andJulie Power
‘No-go areas for Jewish students’:Pro-Palestinian university camps grow

‘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.

  • byChristopher Harris
‘We were trying to save people’:The final moments of Bondi security guard Faraz Tahir

‘We were trying to save people’:The final moments of Bondi security guard Faraz Tahir

Slain security guard Faraz Tahir has been hailed a national hero by the prime minister.

  • byChristopher Harris