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Brisbane parent Dom Woodall sends (from left) Lilly, Jagger, Thea, Zaeyan, and Tais to different Catholic schools.

Brisbane’s Catholic schools top nation for cost of education: report

Between 40 and 90 per cent of schooling costs from prep to year 12 sit outside school fees, and Brisbane families are among the hardest-hit, according to new data.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt

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Belinda Finlay (bottom), with her two youngets daughters Merlinda (left), and Mackye (right).

Most schools require a computer. What happens for those who can’t afford one?

For Belinda Finlay, not having a computer was threatening to pull down her daughter’s grades.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
At the primary school level, where fewer children attend private schools and the lower-cost Catholic school system plays a bigger role, the differences in distances travelled are modest.

School is back, and the rule parents repeatedly ignore has me feeling sick

Year after year, schools will ask parents to adhere to the guidelines, yet these pleas will all be ignored no matter how nicely worded the newsletter item.

  • Shona Hendley
Liv Monaghan and Cain Roberts drop of their daughter Peggy for Peggy’s first day of Prep at South Melbourne Primary School.

As preppies start their first day, a principal reflects on missing his

When five-year-old Tyra Zuidam locked eyes with fellow prep student Harrison Castelino at the school gates, they fell into each other’s arms in relief. 

  • Nicole Precel
(Clockwise from left) Zac and Alex Boyd-Plymin, Ranveer and Rajveer Verma, Jacob and Olivia Kristiansen, and Ranbir and Harbir Brar are four of the five sets of twins starting year 7 at Marymede Catholic College’s new campus in Doreen.

The Melbourne suburbs facing the back-to-school crunch

As a million students return to their classrooms this week, schools are struggling to meet growing student demand.

  • Noel Towell and Daniella White
Belleville run Project Stationary, which collecting unused school supplies and repackages them.

How parents are erasing stationery waste

Vast quantities of costly school stationery goes to waste each year.

  • Noel Towell
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Grace McKay is undertaking an automotive apprenticeship.

Tips and tricks for getting through high school – from students who just did

The start of the school year can be daunting for senior students, but last year’s graduates have some top tips to lessen the stress.

  • Alex Crowe
Greens Leader Adam Bandt and Senator Penny Allman-Payne.

Greens pledge $800 in ‘back to school’ money for every state school student

The crossbench party launches its election year with a cost-of-living measure that would cost $10 billion to cover all school charges.

  • Olivia Ireland
The cost of uniforms and the book lists for schools vary across schools.

How much does it really cost to send a child to school in Brisbane?

According to a new report, sending a child to school in Brisbane for 13 years could cost more than $300,000. But it depends on where you live and where they go.

  • Felicity Caldwell
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Union sounds alarm over ‘unqualified’ teachers in WA public schools

The State School Teachers’ Union WA revealed new data on Wednesday showing a significant number of teachers in front of classes for the beginning of the new school year were yet to finish their training. 

  • Holly Thompson