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Maths camps and coding programs in $75m boost for Victoria’s brightest students
Extra programs on botany, music and dance are also part of a $75 million state government announcement of free extension programs for prep to year 12.
- Caroline Schelle
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‘Chunks large enough to kill’: Parents sound alarm on maintenance as school roof collapses
Public schools battle with collapsing roofs and stinking toilets.
- Nicole Precel and Caroline Schelle
The Sydney private schools where teams of executives earn $5 million plus
The growth paid to “key” managers at the city’s private schools comes after sharp increases in fees.
- Christopher Harris
The public and private Sydney high schools most popular with parents
While enrolments in public high schools are down, others have recorded astronomical growth. Search the full list.
- Christopher Harris and Craig Butt
Brisbane school charged parents $1370 more than published fee. How did your school fare?
Compulsory charges at the girls’ school rose by 12 per cent in 2025, but public documents showed a jump of just 4.4 per cent. Search your school’s 2026 fee increase here.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Brisbane’s Catholic schools top nation for cost of education: report
Between 40 and 90 per cent of schooling costs from prep to year 12 sit outside school fees, and Brisbane families are among the hardest-hit, according to new data.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
We looked at fees at 32 private schools. One is charging almost $55,000
An analysis of 32 schools across Sydney shows fees at most schools have increased well above inflation.
- Christopher Harris and Emily Kowal
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Backlash at upmarket primary school over class size shock
Parents cry foul as $35,000-a-year private school in Melbourne increases class sizes next year.
- Noel Towell
Brisbane’s most expensive schools outstrip inflation as fees soar past $35,000
Across Brisbane’s private schools, fee increases in 2026 will average 5.8 per cent – well above the city’s current inflation rate of 4.7 per cent.
- Catherine Strohfeldt and Felicity Caldwell
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The north shore private school that has joined the $50,000 fees club
Principals say private schools are likely to lift fees 4 to 7 per cent next year, and at the current rate of increase, prices could top $70,000 within the next seven years.
- Lucy Carroll