A culture of secrecy and cover-ups inside Victoria’s Department of Education let pedophile teachers abuse scores of children over more than three decades, a damning new report has found. The Board of Inquiry chair, Kathleen Foley, released her report into historical child sexual abuse ...
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Co-ed trend grows: Liverpool high schools to merge
Two public high schools in Sydney’s southwest have become the latest NSW schools to go co-ed. On Monday, families at Liverpool Boys High School and Liverpool Girls High School were informed the two neighbouring campuses will merge into one brand-new co-ed school, with capacity ...
More »Cranbrook responds to Old School
The Cranbrook School council has hit back at claims made in Monday night's ABC Four Corners program, that the school has a history of sexual abuse and misconduct among staff and students, declaring that it handles disputes with “care and confidentially” ...
More »Asbestos testing now in Qld schools
Asbestos-tainted compost may have been used at a top Queensland private school and a dog park, with urgent testing underway to determine if the soil has come from a contaminated stockpile. Authorities are still racing to identify how much contaminated compost has ...
More »Pay gaps better represent majority female workforce in a few schools
Although national education trends show women overall earn less than men in private schools, some have pay gaps in favour of women. Recent data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) for the first time shows how much private ...
More »Union finds $30bn school infrastructure divide
A scathing report produced by the Australian Education Union (AEU) found five top private schools spent more money on capital works than governments did for 3,372 public schools. It also found private schools spent more on new buildings and infrastructure ...
More »Vic primary schools move away from ability grouping
Victorian primary schools are moving away from streaming students according to ability amid fears it is doing more harm than good, and is damaging to students self-esteem and wellbeing. Northcote Primary School in Melbourne's inner city is leading the way, with parents ...
More »Sal Khan, from Khan Academy, announced as keynote speaker at EduTECH 2024
Education festival EduTECH announced yesterday that it has secured Sal Khan, chief executive officer of Khan Academy, as the keynote speaker at its August congress and expo. "This exclusive appearance marks a significant highlight for EduTECH," said Rita Nehme, the ...
More »ABS figures: Intl students cause enrolment spike, NSW parents choose private schools
Total school enrolments across Australia have reached a record high as a result of the increased number of full-fee paying overseas students. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), total school enrolments reached a record high of 4,086,998 across 9629 ...
More »More asbestos found at Liverpool school
Liverpool West Public School will shut down for weeks after an asbestos contamination was determined to be far more extensive than first anticipated. At least 22 other sites across Sydney have been confirmed as part of a widespread garden mulch contamination, ...
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