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School manager gambled stolen $440k

A former employee at one of Melbourne’s most prestigious schools has admitted she ripped off the school to feed her gambling habit. Frances Walshe, 65, pleading guilty in the County Court of Victoria on Thursday to pilfering more than $400,000 from Melbourne ...

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School leaders express screen-time concerns

Excess screen time and a decline in emotional stability are among principals' top concerns for students in 2023, according to new research. This year’s Child Impact Survey from Camp Australia drew insight from 130 principals and over 5,000 families in ...

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Union rejects $9.6 million teacher supply plans

A multi-million dollar package to address rising teacher supply shortages in Western Australian schools has been labelled “desperate” by the state’s education union. The WA government’s $9.6 million initiative to address teacher shortages would see early-career teachers sent into state ...

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School backflips on toilet scanner plan

A Sydney high school has backed down on a plan to start scanning students’ fingerprints when they use the toilets, after claiming it would stamp out “vandalism." The proposed measure by Moorebank High School, west of Sydney, raised alarm with one ...

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Surprising detail in schoolies arrests

Police have released information about the surprising number of arrests made on the first night of schoolies, as thousands of school leavers descend on the Gold Coast. About 20,000 schoolies are expected attend the first week of celebrations, prompting extra police officers called ...

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Australia’s best young spellers awarded

The nation’s best young spellers have stumped the Prime Minister in a grilling which would put the opposition to shame. Zachary Cheng, 13, Ozi Egesi, 11, and 10-year-old Joanne Lee were crowned champions across three age groups in the Prime ...

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