Private schools
The private schools paying senior staff more than $300,000
Some of Sydney’s top private schools posted surpluses of millions of dollars last year before imposing sharp fee hikes on parents.
- by Christopher Harris
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Co-ed principal recruited to lead one of Sydney’s oldest boys’ schools
Shore’s former headmaster, Tim Petterson, was dismissed following a culture review by the school’s government board.
- by Lucy Carroll
Results are in: The public schools beating their private rivals
This year’s NAPLAN results highlight the ability of lesser-known state schools to compete with their better-resourced private rivals. See the list.
- by Noel Towell and Caroline Schelle
200 of the best: Victoria’s NAPLAN-star primary and secondary schools revealed
Principals say high expectations and a drive to succeed from their students helped make their schools among the finest in the state.
- by Bridie Smith and Caroline Schelle
Search your school’s results using our 2024 NAPLAN interactive guide
Search The Age’s interactive guide for the complete set of NAPLAN results from every Victorian school.
- by Noel Towell, Caroline Schelle and Alex Crowe
How the state’s top-performing schools fared in NAPLAN 2024
Senior students at Victoria’s best state schools outshone their private school peers in this year’s NAPLAN tests.
- by Noel Towell and Alex Crowe
The best value Brisbane private schools based on this year’s NAPLAN results
The standouts among schools with annual fees less than $15,000 were either co-ed or girls’ schools – with no boys’ schools among the top performers.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Editorial
Education
HSC disability provisions scheme warrants review
The HSC disability provisions scheme seems to be an area where attempts to create more fairness have instead achieved the opposite.
- The Herald's View
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Education
‘You’ll never get in front of it’: Hackers target schools daily
Holding families’ sensitive, personal information has become the top insurance risk for private schools in Australia, as hackers become increasingly sophisticated in their approaches.
- by Bridie Smith
Game on! Top private schools commit to footy, cricket and swimming
Melbourne’s top private schools pledged to keep “heritage” sports like football, rowing, athletics and cricket at their heart of their sports programs but will consider adding more programs.
- by Caroline Schelle
Opinion
Teaching
I taught for 40 years. Inspiring kids comes back to one three-letter word
Many of my students were poor; some of their stories would break your heart. They achieved successes that can’t be measured with data or NAPLAN results.
- by Dianne Kupsch