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How do you pick the best subjects for year 12? This tool will help
The body that crunches the numbers for every Queensland student releases a tool for “probably the most accurate ATAR prediction that you’ll get”.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
6000 students, 1000 places. Competition has never been tougher for Melbourne’s best schools
Many families are turning to tutors before the select-entry schools exam. But educators say a revamped test will ensure it is fair.
- Jackson Graham and Caroline Schelle
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Language learning is the gift we must give our children
Learning a second language comes with cognitive and societal benefits, yet Australian students are abandoning language studies.
- The Herald's View
Instant offers and $20,000 sweeteners: The battle to keep these subjects in NSW schools
Research consistently points to broader cognitive benefits of learning a foreign language but last year just over 250 public school students were in Japanese beginners.
- Christopher Harris
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
The Age Schools Summit as it happened: Payroll tax cap to benefit private schools, education minister says
More of the state’s wealthiest schools could be shielded from a controversial tax if Labor wins the November election, Education Minister Ben Carroll told The Age Schools Summit.
- Gemma Grant
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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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- The Age Schools Summit
Teaching watchdog pushes for medical-style transparency on teacher misconduct
The Victorian Institute of Teaching chief wants greater transparency on the register of educators, but a parents’ group says proceed with caution.
- Noel Towell