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Aggressive, entitled parents to be banned from school in behaviour crackdown
Principals will be given the power to prevent those who engage in unreasonable or threatening behaviour from coming within 25 metres of school grounds and contacting teachers.
- Emily Kowal and Sally Rawsthorne
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Rooftop tennis courts and Olympic pools: private schools’ multimillion-dollar arms race
A $100 million sports and aquatics complex, a $55 million humanities building: what Melbourne’s private schools are spending on their new facilities.
- Bridie Smith
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My son’s school trip to Canberra’s in doubt. That should worry every parent
Swimming lessons, the zoo excursion and overnight camps: these important markers of childhood are now out of reach for many families.
- Matt Sharpe
Families are being priced out of these Melbourne suburbs. The schools are shrinking
Schools in some of Melbourne’s most affluent suburbs are being forced to source students from right across the metropolitan area.
- Jackson Graham and Craig Butt
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NAPLAN boss issues warning to parents on ‘horrendous misuse’ of student results
Some schools are using the exam results in assessing a student’s suitability for enrolment.
- Jackson Graham, Ellie Busby and Cindy Yin
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Testing chief decries use of NAPLAN scores as entrance exam for private schools
A competitive culture is emerging around the national test, and the NAPLAN head has urged parents to refuse requests by in-demand schools to provide results when trying to enrol their children.
- Jackson Graham
Sarah thought she had years to pick a high school. By year 3, kids were already leaving
As public education in NSW recorded 7000 fewer students last year, can anything be done to stop the parent rush to private schools?
- Christopher Harris
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Inside the mission to rescue Sydney students from a war zone
In the dead of night in a Dubai hotel, 14 Barker College students found themselves in the crossfire of a rapidly escalating conflict. This is how they escaped.
- Emily Kowal
‘It’s like having a luxury handbag’: Private school enrolments rising despite costs
Parents are choosing private education in increasing numbers, but the latest school snapshot also had much-needed good news for government schools.
- Noel Towell and Bridie Smith
Queensland independent schools the fastest-growing in Australia
More than 7100 more students attended independent schools in Queensland between 2024 and 2025, while thousands left state schools.
- Catherine Strohfeldt