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Nicole Precel

Nicole Precel

Nicole Precel is an education reporter at The Age. She was previously an audio video producer. She is also a documentary maker. Get in touch at nicole.precel@theage.com.au

Melbourne’s worst-performing VCE school closed over child safety concerns

Families of international secondary students have had to scramble to find new schools after a CBD college’s registration was cancelled.

  • Nicole Precel and Noel Towell

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Experts say there needs to be more training for early learning educators and outside school hours carers about child-on-child abuse.

‘It is one of the worst nightmares’: Hundreds of children abused in childcare – by other kids

When Rose* arrived to pick up her six-year-old daughter from after-school care, she was confronted with gut-wrenching news.

  • Nicole Precel
Amanda Kay, whose son John is a student at Albert Park Primary School, is supportive of the teacher strike.

Day of mass disruption: Victoria braces for ‘costly’ teacher walkout

Uncertainty and confusion looms as tens of thousands of Victorian teachers prepare to strike on Tuesday.

  • Noel Towell, Nicole Precel, Jackson Graham and Chip Le Grand
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll says the government is prepared for teacher walk offs.

Schools set to stay open amid teacher strikes, education minister says

Education Minister Ben Carroll insists Labor can keep Victorian government schools open as principals warn families to brace for closures.

  • Chip Le Grand, Nicole Precel and Noel Towell
Chelsea Heights Primary School principal Steven Capp with students (from left) Bronte, Billie and Lewis.

Revamped school reports to free up teachers and give parents ‘plain English’

The reforms promise to cut down on teachers’ administrative burdens and give parents a better understanding of how their children are tracking at school.

  • Noel Towell and Nicole Precel
Childcare subsidy fraudsters have drained millions from the system.

Phantom children, millions lost: How childcare fraudsters are draining the system

Millions of dollars have been lost to childcare fraudsters claiming phantom children or elaborating care to dupe the federal government and pocket childcare subsidy cash.

  • Nicole Precel
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Students sit the NAPLAN exam in 2024.

‘A nightmare’: NAPLAN chaos as website crashes on first day of testing

Testing resumed on Wednesday after schools across Australia were forced to pause NAPLAN exams due to technical issues.

  • Noel Towell, Bridie Smith, Nicole Precel and Jackson Graham
Teacher Stephanie Jandula.

They want to teach, but they say WorkCover claim delays are making them sicker

Teachers say they find it very difficult to get WorkCover for bullying, stress and burnout, which means they’re languishing on waiting lists rather than in the classroom.

  • Nicole Precel
SES and police scouring the scene overnight.

Good Samaritan killed in ‘cowardly, shocking’ attack while trying to protect schoolboy

Police have provided an update on the killing of a man in Mernda, with three teens facing murder charges.

  • Nicole Precel and Isabel McMillan
Melbourne High School parent contributions were above $2800 per student in 2024.

Victorian parents pay most for public schools as state funding trails the nation

Families are paying $620 on average in voluntary contributions to send a child to a state school, highlighting concerns parents are propping up a fall in government funding. 

  • Nicole Precel and Jackson Graham