A selective public school in Melbourne’s south-east has been accused of not considering cost-of-living pressures after charging $160 for students and their families to attend a year 12 valedictory dinner.
Students are devastated after much-loved driver Gary McDonald died in the crash on the way home from school.
Australian teenagers are more likely to feel unsafe and bullied at school than their international peers,while schoolgirls are highly anxious without their digital devices.
Critical thinking,collaboration and communication are being measured to provide a rounded view of a student’s skills,rather than just their university entrance rank.
Small-group tutoring was billed as an important program for students catching up after COVID lockdowns. But any evidence about the program’s effectiveness is being kept from teachers,schools and parents.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said police were having daily meetings with security staff,worried by a growing risk of violence.
Blunt,system-wide rankings are doing more harm than good and should be overhauled to more accurately reflect individual learning outcomes for students,a parliamentary inquiry has been told.
Public school students in wealthy suburbs will get $400 each to help with learning costs while their private peers in poorer areas miss out.
The principal of Yarra Valley Grammar said the school was characterised by respectful relationships “most of the time”.
The Victorian government has announced new cost-of-living support measures for families with school children.
More than 60 public schools will get money for essential upgrades,but the one-off funding program is expiring with no commitment for its renewal. See if your school made the list.