Schools in wealthy areas claim more HSC exam help as provisions double in a decade
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Schools in wealthy areas claim more HSC exam help as provisions double in a decade

More than 44 per cent of students at high-fee private schools,including Redlands and The McDonald College,claimed HSC disability provisions last year.

  • byLucy Carroll andNigel Gladstone

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‘Disloyalty and disrespect’:Coalition taking Trump’s side is tacky point-scoring

Australia’s diplomatic representatives,whoever they are and wherever they are stationed,deserve loyalty and respect from Australian politicians and should be immune from home-grown party political sniping.

How to get a 12-year-old out of bed before dawn

How to get a 12-year-old out of bed before dawn

When their alarms went off before 4am on Thursday,Emily Chad and Annabelle Woodmore had no trouble getting ready to go to school. The best friends were on a mission.

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If I could gather all the leaders of boys’ schools in one room,here’s what I would tell them

If I could gather all the leaders of boys’ schools in one room,here’s what I would tell them

I am not interested in an exposé of male behaviour at any particular school. Our problem is society-wide,but the leaders of all-boys schools can make a real difference.

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Privileged white men are under attack again. Somebody please call Anti-Discrimination!

Privileged white men are under attack again. Somebody please call Anti-Discrimination!

The King’s School headmaster is railing against ‘wokeness’. Grab a musket and ready the hounds.

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‘Victimhood culture’:King’s School head takes aim at ‘wokeness’

‘Victimhood culture’:King’s School head takes aim at ‘wokeness’

Headmaster Tony George says children attending non-government schools are being increasingly ridiculed.

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Cranbrook crisis escalates as headmaster threatens legal action
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Cranbrook crisis escalates as headmaster threatens legal action

Former headmaster Nicholas Sampson has engaged high-profile lawyers as the dispute between him and the school’s council intensifies.

  • byLucy Carroll
Education expert tapped to lead Cranbrook investigation

Education expert tapped to lead Cranbrook investigation

Dr Amanda Bell has an impeccable resume in women’s education,including stints at Kambala,Queenwood,Sydney University and Brisbane Girls Grammar School.

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The Sydney schools that have surged past 3000 students
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The Sydney schools that have surged past 3000 students

The latest snapshot of school profile data reveals Sydney’s western and northern suburbs have recorded the biggest enrolment growth in the past decade.

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The ‘transparency revolution’ has swept the world,but skipped Cranbrook

The ‘transparency revolution’ has swept the world,but skipped Cranbrook

Some private schools operate as if it’s the 1960s. Schools like Cranbrook carry on as if it’s the 1930s when institutional transparency was virtually non-existent.

  • byJohn Simpson
Cranbrook launches review into child safety allegations since 2010

Cranbrook launches review into child safety allegations since 2010

The school’s policies on sexual misconduct,bullying and discrimination will also be scrutinised.

  • byChristopher Harris andLucy Carroll