Private schools
‘Most schools would be quite scared’: Inside Sydney’s competitive debating scene
Sydney Girls High won the Premier’s Debating Challenge for the second year in a row. The team says confidence and technique are only part of the winning strategy.
- by Christopher Harris
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‘This wouldn’t be acceptable if it was cigarettes’: Schools told to report vaping students
NSW education minister has called for schools to report incidences of vaping so the extent of the problem facing our schools becomes clear.
- by Christopher Harris
‘Shameless’: King’s luxuries another private abuse of public money
Forcing King’s School to pay for their overseas junket is a mere drop in a plunge pool.
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Business class flights to be repaid following probe into King’s School regatta trip
The King’s School has been declared non-compliant after an investigation into a trip taken by the headmaster and his wife to attend the UK’s prestigious Royal Henley Regatta.
- by Lucy Carroll
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The Kings School goes for a row over headmaster’s jaunt
The idea of headmaster and his wife swanning off for tea and scones at Henley-on-Thames sits awkwardly beside sacrifices most parents make to send their children to the private school system.
- The Herald's View
Caulfield Grammar and Shelford considering potential merger
While neither school will elaborate on their discussions, the schools are nearby and enrolments at Shelford Girls have fallen below the 500 mark.
- by Madeleine Heffernan and Nicole Precel
Former AFL player Ty Zantuck investigated for alleged ‘inappropriate touching’
Police are investigating the former Richmond and Essendon footballer over an alleged inappropriate touching incident at the same party that led to Matthew Lloyd’s temporary suspension from coaching duties at Haileybury.
- by Jon Pierik and Madeleine Heffernan
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Education
Cracking the code: How to bag a scholarship at a top Brisbane school
If the thought of paying $186k for your child’s education puts you in a cold sweat, you could try for a scholarship using our handy how-to.
- by Felicity Caldwell
‘You can’t be in that setting’: Lloyd accepts sanction after attending Haileybury premiership party
Haileybury coach Matthew Lloyd has accepted responsibility for breaching school rules by attending a premiership celebration with students and parents.
- by Roy Ward
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More private schools to be hit with payroll tax after government backflip
The education minister said that while the income threshold of $15,000 per student would remain in place, schools would be assessed annually on their inclusion on the list.
- by Robyn Grace and Lachlan Abbott
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Tax reprieve until 2029 for private schools not on payroll hit list
Private schools not on the state government’s payroll tax hit list will be exempt for five years – even if their income per student climbs above the $15,000 threshold.
- by Robyn Grace