Schools
- Editorial
- Mental health
Schools should be applauded, supported for trying something new
About four in five principals say children’s anxiety is a significant issue within their schools.
- The Herald's View
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The Brisbane private schools still offering year 7 places for next year
Brisbane’s private schools have largely filled their 2027 year 7 intakes, but even among the city’s most elite schools, a handful of places remain.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Parents are being asked to score schools. But are they the best judges?
Some schools boast satisfaction rates above 90 per cent. Now a new survey of parents will aim to gauge parent satisfaction across the state.
- Christopher Harris
Teacher accused of stabbing principal fit to face charges
Kim Ramchen, the former high school teacher accused of seriously assaulting his former boss, indicated he would plead guilty to charges over the alleged attack.
- Noel Towell
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- Psychology
In these Sydney primary schools, therapists observe children behind a one-way mirror
For years, Micah responded to his parents’ every mundane daily request with tantrums, screaming and yelling. One program changed that.
- Kate Aubusson
- History
- Education
He gave a fortune to Victorian children, but lies in an unmarked grave
William Gillies made a small fortune writing textbooks on history and nature studies. He left almost all of it to Victoria’s schoolchildren.
- Tony Wright
Brisbane’s youngest state school fills in, but pressure still on city’s south
The southside school has surged by 201 students as it welcomes its first year 12s, but are those numbers easing pressure on its neighbours?
- Catherine Strohfeldt
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Teachers union prepares for further industrial action in term 2
Members of the AEU have said “there is an appetite for serious escalation” as negotiations over wages and working conditions continue.
- Noel Towell
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- Queensland government
Bursting at the seams, this Brisbane school is adding more students than any other
It has almost 4000 students, but families are still drawn to the school, which last year achieved the strongest ATAR results of any standard public school in Queensland.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
‘Its identity is being erased’: Frustrated families speak out against Lindfield school changes
An alternative school with no uniforms or report cards is being subsumed into the mainstream education system and parents are not happy.
- Emily Kowal and Christopher Harris