Education
This booming Perth suburb wants its own university campus
“If you look at the census data there are a lot of families and young children moving to the region, who in five to 10 years’ time will be looking into tertiary education.”
- by Holly Thompson
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Kinder surprise: 1100 kids in limbo as council pulls plug on kinder services
A Melbourne council will shut down dozens of kindergartens while another municipality is considering closing its kinder facilities due to cost pressures linked to the state government’s free kinder program.
- by Cara Waters
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Schools that excel
Schools that Excel 2023
Find out who The Age’s Schools that Excel are. Use our dashboard to track your school’s VCE improvement results over a decade.
Schools that Excel western winners: Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar and Victoria University Secondary College
An independent school with a “whole student” approach and a government school that guides others in success have been awarded The Age’s Schools that Excel in Melbourne’s west.
- by Nicole Precel
Schools that Excel eastern winners: Auburn High School and Waverley Christian College
A state school which has become the first choice for many families, and an evangelical Christian school which helps students find purpose are The Age’s Schools that Excel in Melbourne’s east.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
Schools that Excel northern winners: Bundoora Secondary College and Hume Anglican Grammar
A public school that focuses on identifying students’ interests and an independent school growing at a giddying pace have been awarded The Age’s Schools that Excel in Melbourne’s north.
- by Robyn Grace
Schools that Excel regional winners: Horsham College and Sacred Heart College Yarrawonga
A public school focused on positive pathways and a non-government school that believes potential is not determined by postcode are The Age’s Schools that Excel in regional Victoria.
- by Robyn Grace
‘Most schools would be quite scared’: Inside Sydney’s competitive debating scene
Sydney Girls High won the Premier’s Debating Challenge for the second year in a row. The team says confidence and technique are only part of the winning strategy.
- by Christopher Harris
Schools that Excel 2023: Find out your school’s results
The Age Schools that Excel celebrates schools that achieve outstanding improvement in their VCE results over a decade. Find out who won and use our dashboard to track your school’s results.
- by Craig Butt, Robyn Grace and Adam Carey
Test teachers on skills before they enter classroom: report
The Centre for Independent Studies argues graduates should sit a standardised exit exam to ensure their knowledge of effective teaching practices.
- by Lucy Carroll and Christopher Harris
Simplified Shakespeare: Helping hand or completely missing the point?
Plain English translations designed to make Shakespeare “accessible” are now common in English classrooms, but experts urge teachers to stay true to the original work.
- by Christopher Harris