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Brisbane Grammar School.

The Brisbane schools parents pay thousands before students pick up a pencil

“I’ve had conversations with other parents, and they indicate things like ‘we’ve got our name down for little Mary at four different schools’.”

  • Catherine Strohfeldt

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Oscar Weatherstone was studying science and economics, majoring in earth sciences and finance.

One-third of year 12 students have dropped this science subject since 2025

While English saw the largest number of overall drop-outs among the 2026 year 12 cohort, its percentage of deserters was eclipsed by another subject.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Parents will do whatever it takes to get their children into their school of choice.

Baptisms, moving and enrolments at birth: The tricks parents use to get their child’s dream school

The race to get into an in-demand school has never been tighter and parents will do whatever it takes to secure a spot.

  • Alexandra Smith
Anthony Leo Parissis’s short story was among the best in the state.

‘You have some explaining to do’: The taboo story that earned Anthony HSC top marks

The work of the state’s top HSC English students has been released. You can read their stories here.

  • Christopher Harris
Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College says it plans to offer years 5 and 6 from 2028.

This 151-year-old Sydney private school is changing. Not everyone is happy

It will be back to the 1970s for Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College following its decision to offer some primary places in 2028.

  • Christopher Harris
Barker College students in robotics class.

We gave kids endless tech. Their digital skills are at a 20-year low

A Sydney college is creating a specialist team to examine how students use AI and how AI literacy can best be taught.

  • Emily Kowal
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Students from Thomas Hassall Anglican College.

The HSC convention that might be past its use-by date

Education bosses have urged a rethink of the 180-minute HSC exam, saying an hour could be cut. Some students approve – but some do not.

  • Christopher Harris
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Inside Cranbrook’s quiet $4m plan to make more space for girls

In February, the school opened its doors to its first female cohort. So it was only a matter of time before it started making space for more of them.

  • John Buckley
Oliver Miller is a year 8 a boarder from Orange NSW

‘I thought it was crazy’: Inside the Sydney boarding school experience

Traditionally, boarding schools are a place for rural students. But times have changed.

  • Christopher Harris
Kylie Thomas, 50, with her grandchild Ollie, 10.

The education gap between rich and poor students is growing. These schools may have the answer

The chasm between rich and poor students in Australia has been growing over the past two decades, new research shows, but some schools are closing that gap.

  • Nicole Precel