Medical student Daniel Ouyang.

Daniel wasn’t coached for his medical school test. But too many of his peers were

The group which administers the medical school exam for year 12 students has removed a section due to its “high coachability”. Try it yourself.

  • Christopher Harris

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Mahin Sarker is one of thousands of students taking the 2025 selective schools test.

‘It’s a bit extreme’:Manha’s gruelling daily routine ahead of the selective schools test

Some 17,559 children will sit the selective school test this week for 4200 places. Ninety per cent of them have been coached.

  • Frances Howe
Cranbrook School is under intense scrutiny.

Art,property,shares:The Sydney private schools pursuing your inheritance

Donations and bequests are funding generous scholarship programs,but philanthropy research shows not all charities get their intended gifts.

  • Christopher Harris
Cassandra Pride completed a masters in education at La Trobe.

‘Nothing in my degree to prepare me for that’:Why student teachers face big changes

Australian universities have until the end of the year to overhaul more than 280 teacher training courses.

  • Lucy Carroll
UNSW students Sofia Miranda and Grace Spiteri.

‘Not about the money’:UNSW dumps controversial trimesters

It comes after students said they wanted to engage with their studies in more depth,and wanted more time for internships and on-campus activities.

  • Christopher Harris
School funding.

We learnt how much funding NSW schools receive:What does yours get?

Top selective schools James Ruse and North Sydney Boys benefited from parent contributions upwards of $2000 per student. Search our table to see how your school fares.

  • Christopher Harris
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Students at six schools this year have been told they must resit the tests.

Number of schools caught by NAPLAN writing scandal grows

Academic integrity experts say the advent of artificial intelligence has made high-stakes tests such as NAPLAN more susceptible to cheating.

  • Christopher Harris
Thanh Whittam with her three children at her home in Matraville.

Employers want workers back in the office. How do parents of young children cope?

As more families have both parents working full-time and employers impose return-to-office policies,a new report recommends an overhaul of outside school hours care.

  • Lucy Carroll
Shore has introduced a new laptop policy which is partly driven by concerns that boys are being distracted.

The battle between Shore school and its former headmaster

Tim Petterson is alleging a breach of employment contract,but the institution says concerns were raised about his “performance and conduct” before he was dismissed in 2022.

  • Lucy Carroll
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Revealed:The state’s most improved schools in the HSC

The NSW Education Department has identified 24 schools as the most improved in lifting band 4,5 and 6 results over the past eight years.

  • Lucy Carroll