James Ruse principal leaves top-performing selective for rival all-girls school

James Ruse principal leaves top-performing selective for rival all-girls school

The outgoing head of James Ruse Agricultural High Rachel Powell said she believes in parents having “school choice” between single-sex and co-ed options.

  • byLucy Carroll

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‘Biggest change in decades’:New science,history syllabuses in NSW schools

‘Biggest change in decades’:New science,history syllabuses in NSW schools

A radical overhaul of the state’s school syllabuses marks a dramatic shift away from inquiry and student-led learning to a knowledge-rich curriculum.

  • byLucy Carroll
Private school charity status sacrosanct despite calls to scrap it

Private school charity status sacrosanct despite calls to scrap it

A plan to boost donations to charities has proposed ending tax-deductible giving to private schools,but the move has been shut down by the federal government.

  • byShane Wright andLucy Carroll
Selective school students were asked if they were satisfied with life. Then they were scored

Selective school students were asked if they were satisfied with life. Then they were scored

A major study of NSW students spanning more than a decade has measured life outcomes of children who attended a selective school.

  • byChristopher Harris andLucy Carroll
‘We run the school’:The man behind Sydney’s top-performing Reddam House
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‘We run the school’:The man behind Sydney’s top-performing Reddam House

The for-profit private school is looking to the inner west,Sutherland Shire and lower northern beaches named as potential sites for expansion.

  • byLucy Carroll
‘Full-scale offensive’:Sydney University restricts all student protests on campus

‘Full-scale offensive’:Sydney University restricts all student protests on campus

Students now need permission to use megaphones and must give three days’ notice for any protests on campus.

  • byDaniella White andLucy Carroll
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Former Shore headmaster takes legal action against school

Former Shore headmaster takes legal action against school

Tim Petterson left in July 2022 after a review of the school’s culture found new leadership was needed.

  • byLucy Carroll
Top-band HSC,NAPLAN targets for schools have been scrapped. Now,principals will set new ones
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Top-band HSC,NAPLAN targets for schools have been scrapped. Now,principals will set new ones

Some principals say removing clear and ambitious targets based on NAPLAN results risks improvement measures becoming too ambiguous.

  • byLucy Carroll
The most popular Sydney selective schools revealed

The most popular Sydney selective schools revealed

The top school for students vying for entry into the selective system had almost double the number of first preferences than the best-performing HSC school.

  • byLucy Carroll
‘Not who we are’:Newington headmaster attacks parents over co-ed campaign

‘Not who we are’:Newington headmaster attacks parents over co-ed campaign

The head of the all-boys school has accused a group of parents of pursuing a “campaign of targeted negativity” after the decision to become fully co-educational within the decade.

  • byLucy Carroll
Private school teachers push for pay rises above public sector colleagues
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Private school teachers push for pay rises above public sector colleagues

The Independent Education Union is calling for an increase to private school teacher salaries to “maintain the traditional premium” above public schools.

  • byLucy Carroll