The shape of Australia’s school system is undergoing a significant change. Enrolments in independent schools are growing, while fewer students are going to public schools. Why are more families choosing an independent or Catholic school, when they could send their ...
More »Independent schools outpace Catholic, public school enrolments
Independent school enrolments have outpaced government and Catholic schools, with fresh data showing more than 60 per cent of new students come from low to middle income households. A report by Independent Schools Australia (ISA) showed the sector has seen its strongest growth in more than ...
More »Major parties, Greens clash over private school funding
The Coalition has accused Labor of demonstrating “hostility towards non-government schools” alongside the Greens’ “vilification” of the sector that has sparked concerns from peak bodies. Opposition education spokeswoman Sarah Henderson on Tuesday called on the government to offer the same ...
More »Changes to how private schools can spend public funding in NSW
Private schools will be given clearer directions on how to use – and not abuse – taxpayer money, under proposed reforms to the Education Act that the government hopes will prevent independent schools from building non-essential infrastructure, like plunge pools, ...
More »Does going to a selective school make you more likely to go to uni, get a job and be satisfied in life?
Next month, thousands of students and their families will find out whether they have been offered a place in Year 7 at a selective high school in New South Wales. Selective schools dominate the top Year 12 results, and demand ...
More »Catholic boys’ school enrols girls in alternative pathway to uni
One of Victoria’s oldest Catholic boys’ schools will admit female students for the first time in 2025 as part of a landmark program guaranteeing direct entry to university without an ATAR. Parade College, which dates back to 1871, will enrol ...
More »‘Best of both worlds’: Historic Brisbane school goes co-ed
After nearly one hundred years, an all-girls independent college in Brisbane has welcomed male students for the first time. Clayfield College, located in Brisbane's inner-north suburbs, had its first cohort of Year 7 male students walk through its doors in ...
More »Australian public school enrolments fall in 2022
Public school enrolments in Australia have slid for the second year in a row, according to new ABS data, while independent and faith-based schools popularity continues to rise. New schools data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday ...
More »NSW commits to tackling behavioural issues in the classroom
The NSW Government has announced the introduction of a Chief Behaviour Advisor to help tackle poor student behaviour in classrooms across the state. In a first cross-sector agreement, the advisor will work with Government, Catholic and Independent schools to help ...
More »Some Independent, Catholic schools may have taken funding deal despite unions calling it a ‘political weapon’
Despite the Independent schools union being critical of the federal education minister’s plans to bring forward funding to Independent and Catholic schools if they meet certain attendance conditions, several may have agreed to the deal. While data on how many ...
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