55 m. 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.

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14 h. 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.

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7 d. 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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1 week ago Forget school fees: Here’s how I’m spending my ‘bank of nan and pop’

There’s no chance this grandma will bankroll the cost of private school fees, but I will take them on holiday.

Economics

1 week ago Staffer at top Sydney private girls’ school charged over alleged tech theft

The head of Ascham School’s IT department allegedly stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of computers and sold the equipment on an online marketplace.

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2 w. ago Public or private? WA’s suburb divide when it comes to selecting schools

A new analysis of census data has revealed the Perth suburbs where 70 per cent or more of secondary students are enrolled in a private school. How does your suburb compare?

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2 w. ago The suburbs where most families choose state schools over private

This school has so much pulling power, 80 per cent of secondary students in its catchment choose a state school over private or Catholic.

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2 w. ago Private school hires security guards to protect sleeping students

Security guards and cameras have been brought into Ballarat Grammar, a prestigious school that is facing claims of a “strapping” culture.

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3 w. ago More parents want a private school scholarship. Marks are not always enough

The number of applicants for some private school scholarship tests has increased by about 30 per cent in the past few years.

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