54 m. ago Key staff at private boarding school step down after ‘strapping’ abuse scandal

The head of Ballarat Grammar’s boarding facility and his deputy have stood down from running Dart House, the principal has told staff.

Politics

17 h. ago No one can decide which council this Sydney private school belongs to

Presbyterian Ladies’ College in Croydon is fed up being pulled between two different councils – but two mayors can’t agree on who should take the school.

Politics

6 d. ago A 20 per cent enrolment fall at private boys’ school is all part of its plan

Of the seven boys’ schools charging more than $30,000 a year – Brighton Grammar, Melbourne Grammar, Scotch College, St Kevin’s, Camberwell Grammar, Trinity Grammar and Xavier College – one stands out.

Politics

6 d. ago Art, property, shares: The Sydney private schools pursuing your inheritance

Donations and bequests are funding generous scholarship programs, but philanthropy research shows not all charities get their intended gifts.

Culture

2 w. ago Parents should heed social media warnings given to their kids

Eastern suburbs private school Cranbrook had to write to parents last week to shut down rumours spread on WhatsApp.

Events

3 w. ago A culture war over public and private schools fails everyone

The head of the NSW Education Department is wrong to question the existence of private schools and needs to get his own schools in order.

Events

3 w. ago ‘We support parent choice’: Uproar over NSW schools chief’s push to reconsider private schools

Premier Chris Minns says his government is “certainly not” going to take away options for parents after NSW’s head of public schools questioned if private schools should exist.

Politics

3 w. ago NSW Education Department boss questions existence of private schools

Murat Dizdar has slighted his private sector counterparts by suggesting the education system could be better off without Catholic and independent schools.

Politics

4 w. ago ‘Legacy project’: New private school, hospital and uni plans hang by a thread

Before receivers descended on tech entrepreneur Peter Crown’s Berrima property empire he had some fairly grand plans that included flipping much of it, and proposing a technology park called Silicon Highlands.

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