Education
Haileybury moves to demolish houses in Hampton heritage zone
Victoria’s largest private school has applied to demolish a string of houses in a heritage zone so it can build a three-storey hall, setting up a conflict with Hampton residents.
- by Adam Carey
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‘Clean sweep’: Cranbrook considers fast-tracking move to co-ed after council rift
The private school is planning the replacement of its governing body after a bitter dispute sparked the mass resignations of its council members.
- by Lucy Carroll
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Education
Are WA ATAR school rankings to blame for fewer students attempting Year 12 exams?
One expert says schools are discouraging some students from sitting exams if their predicted scores might bring down the average, while lower entrance scores required for some university courses should mean more students attempt ATAR.
- by Holly Thompson
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Education
NSW students promised access to co-ed high schools under Labor plan
A NSW Labor government would expand catchments and identify sites for new co-educational schools, says Opposition Leader Chris Minns.
- by Lucy Carroll
Perth parents threaten to take school skirt fight to discrimination umpire
Parents say the ‘archaic, discriminatory and damaging’ school uniform rules need to change in the Catholic and private sector.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Xavier College says stolen student data might be released after hack
A hacker who stole the personal information of current and prospective students at Xavier College has threatened to publish the data online.
- by Adam Carey
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Childcare
Fourteen-month-old Joanna will have to go to three different centres after childcare’s abrupt closure
“The worst-case scenario, if we can’t get her in, is that one of us would have to stop working for a period of time,” said the toddler’s father Alex Mackay, after SDN Ultimo decided to shut before Christmas.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Untenable’: Cranbrook School councillors quit as internal feud escalates
Ten of the 11 members of Cranbrook School’s council have resigned, saying the ongoing turmoil was damaging its reputation and impacting operations.
- by Lucy Carroll and Michael Koziol
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Education
HSC students to get a more accurate ATAR calculator
For years, students have busily typed in their scores to numerous calculators to try to predict their results. Now the Universities Admissions Centre has established its own calculator.
- by Lucy Carroll
‘Damaging instability’: Cranbrook parents back headmaster
Parents want the headmaster to be kept on to see through the transition to co-education.
- by Lucy Carroll
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Education
High stakes battle for control of Cranbrook risks donor exodus
A high-stakes battle for control of the Sydney private boys’ school could trigger an exodus of donors and teachers.
- by Lucy Carroll