Few students have the opportunity to study Latin. Here’s how Friday’s Extension exam went for them.
An upcoming speech from the former Socceroo turned human rights activist was abruptly pulled by the headmaster of the $45,000-a-year school this week.
High-fee private schools are pressuring the state government to reverse its decision to charge a payroll tax,by telling parents they have no choice but to pass the extra cost on.
It now costs at least $200 just to get on the waiting list for many of Victoria’s most expensive private schools – though one of the most sought-after has dropped its price.
Some of Melbourne’s highest-profile private girls’ schools have been operating in the red,with some in deficit for multiple years as lockdowns hampered fundraising,reducing their ability to absorb a new tax.
The number of VCE students getting special exam assistance has surged,with nearly 60 per cent going to private schools despite them making up just 37 per cent of the cohort.
Parents say schools are financially penalising them - and some are being made to sign non-disclosure agreements - if they withdraw their children due to bullying.
The Commonwealth will review its funding of a top private school after The Age revealed the school was splashing $85 million on a new sports complex.
The measures cap off a tumultuous couple of months for the private school following allegations of workplace bullying and complaints about how abuse was handled.
Public primary schools have more than 20,000 fewer enrolments than five years ago. And it’s not all because of a switch to private schools.
Children from more than 100 schools – including Reddam,The Forest High and Marist Sisters – thought they were going on a trip to NASA in Texas. That was until Charles Chung’s company collapsed,owing millions. Here’s how it unravelled.