High-fee private schools in Victoria will have their payroll tax exemption cut next year under a state budget measure announced last week. The Andrews government announced it will remove the long-held payroll tax exemption from private schools with annual fees ...
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Sydney school introduces mask mandate after Covid-19 outbreak
A high school in Sydney’s outer southwestern suburbs has introduced a temporary mask mandate after a Covid outbreak, asking some year levels to study from home. Liverpool Girls High School (LGHS) made the announcement on Tuesday, revealing masks would be ...
More »Budget 2023: what’s in it for schools
Indigenous education and teacher workforce reforms were headline priorities funnelled into this year’s federal budget. This week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down Labor’s second federal spend. The government announced it will allocate $28b to Australian ...
More »Former Melbourne High School manager jailed
The former business manager of a Melbourne high school who embezzled more than $400,000 from her employer in order to fund a rampant gambling addiction has been jailed. Frances Walshe, 65, was sentenced in the County Court of Victoria on Monday, ...
More »Nearly half of NSW Year 1 students not reading at expected age level
Nearly half of year 1 students in NSW schools are reading below their expected age level, according to results from the latest state phonics check. In 2022, almost 65,045 students participated in the mandated phonics screening check across over 1,643 ...
More »New teachers perform on same level as experienced teachers, study shows
A newly graduated teacher can teach at the same level of quality as a colleague with over 20 years of experience in the classroom, according to new research. Recent research published in the Australian Education Researcher analysed 990 lessons taught ...
More »Students who skip ATAR more likely to drop out of uni
Students who gain university entry on a non-ATAR basis are twice as likely to drop out in their first year compared to other school leavers, new research shows. A recent report from the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) argued the ...
More »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 ...
More »Nominations open for Australia’s best teachers
A new campaign is set to shift the way we view the role of teachers in Australia by highlighting the realities of the profession in 2023. News Corp Australia – in partnership with ANZ, Teachers Mutual Bank, Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic ...
More »NSW 2022 HSC results leaked
NSW students were able to access their HSC results early after an IT glitch on the New South Wales Education Standards Authority website inadvertently released students’ marks. On Saturday morning, between 8 and 10 am, a small group of students ...
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