Series
Sydney’s school principals
Interviews with Sydney’s school principals.
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The question smart parents ask at Sydney Boys High open day
The principal of one of the state’s top schools says the selective entry test does not measure the things it needs to.
- Christopher Harris
The public school with ocean views catching the eye of parents
Students will walk in for the first time on Monday morning, marking the beginning of a new era for secondary education on the northern beaches.
- Sally Rawsthorne
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‘Relax a bit’: New Sydney Grammar head’s warning on coaching colleges
Almost half of Sydney Grammar’s 2025 cohort got an ATAR above 98 – because it does things very differently from other selective schools, its new headmaster reveals.
- Christopher Harris
It was once branded ‘rough’. Now Cronulla High is turning students away
Principal Tony Ibrahim was determined to change his school’s reputation. This is how he did it.
- Emily Kowal
After the culture wars, Ruby and 51 other girls start at Newington
Newington College has welcomed 52 girls this year as it embarks on its transition to co-education.
- Christopher Harris
Other series
Life in the burbs
We’re celebrating Sydney’s suburbs and local writers have been penning pieces about the neighbourhoods they know best. Read all their stories here.
- 8 stories
Australia’s baby bust
The fertility rate in Australia is at a record low. We explore why we’re having fewer babies – and what that means for the country’s future.
- 15 stories