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.
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.
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.
A major study of NSW students spanning more than a decade has measured life outcomes of children who attended a selective school.
The for-profit private school is looking to the inner west,Sutherland Shire and lower northern beaches named as potential sites for expansion.
Students now need permission to use megaphones and must give three days’ notice for any protests on campus.
Tim Petterson left in July 2022 after a review of the school’s culture found new leadership was needed.
Some principals say removing clear and ambitious targets based on NAPLAN results risks improvement measures becoming too ambiguous.
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.
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.
The Independent Education Union is calling for an increase to private school teacher salaries to “maintain the traditional premium” above public schools.