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Why selective schools are missing the mark
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Opinion

Why selective schools are missing the mark

Despite a revamp, children from disadvantaged backgrounds are severely underrepresented in selective schools. There’s more to do.

  • by Millie Muroi

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Selective school students were asked if they were satisfied with life. Then they were scored

Selective school students were asked if they were satisfied with life. Then they were scored

A major study of NSW students spanning more than a decade has measured life outcomes of children who attended a selective school.

  • by Christopher Harris and Lucy Carroll
The most popular Sydney selective schools revealed

The most popular Sydney selective schools revealed

The top school for students vying for entry into the selective system had almost double the number of first preferences than the best-performing HSC school.

  • by Lucy Carroll
‘A lot of angst’: Sydney principals spooked as school funds vanish
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‘A lot of angst’: Sydney principals spooked as school funds vanish

The removal of funds from schools’ bank accounts comes after a funding freeze and coincides with a $10,000 pay rise for teachers.

  • by Christopher Harris
‘Publish the marks’: Parents bristle at secret selective school entry scores

‘Publish the marks’: Parents bristle at secret selective school entry scores

Parents like Rav Singh are annoyed that his son Veyaan, who sat the test on Thursday, doesn’t know where he stands.

  • by Christopher Harris
‘Is the job satisfaction better? 100 per cent’: Why this boss doesn’t mind being broke

‘Is the job satisfaction better? 100 per cent’: Why this boss doesn’t mind being broke

The son of Sri Lankan immigrants, Shaun Christie-David is a former banker and now an award-winning social entrepreneur.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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It’s time for a rethink on selective schools

It’s time for a rethink on selective schools

A spot in a Sydney selective school is a Willy Wonka-level golden ticket. And like purchasing thousands of chocolate bars, too many parents are paying too much to improve their child’s chances of securing a place.

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Some Sydney high schools take hundreds of extra students. Yet selectives haven’t budged

Some Sydney high schools take hundreds of extra students. Yet selectives haven’t budged

As Sydney’s population grows, some of its very best schools are not growing with it.

  • by Christopher Harris
Coaching colleges target selective students and ‘undermine’ HSC
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Coaching colleges target selective students and ‘undermine’ HSC

Up to 95 per cent of students at some of the state’s best selective schools are being privately coached, getting a jump on their peers.

  • by Lucy Carroll
HSC 2023 results explained in five charts

HSC 2023 results explained in five charts

HSC results provide interesting insights into the way our education system works.

  • by Nigel Gladstone
How North Sydney Boys pulled off the greatest heist in HSC history

How North Sydney Boys pulled off the greatest heist in HSC history

The inside story about how a school, so often the next-best, took on the most successful selective school in Australia’s history, and won.

  • by Christopher Harris