The Goodstart Early Learning child care centre in Flemington.

Safety checks required before childcare centre can reopen after lead found in soil

The childcare operator says the contamination risk for children or workers is low,after heavy metals were found below a kindergarten area.

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Chris Chau,founder of Integral Education tutoring,with Samyak Jain (left) and Maahir Deora.

Families pay up to $20,000 to tutor children for select-entry school exams

As thousands of Victorian students prepare for the select-entry schools entrance exam,there are calls for reform to the admissions process and the tutoring industry.

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Isla Sieben (right) and Akur Jok,riders in Cranbourne West Primary School’s successful “human powered vehicle” team.

Fast times at Cranbourne West:Primary school pupils drive high-powered school project

For the children of Cranbourne West Primary School,human-powered vehicle racing is opening up new opportunities.

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Port Melbourne Primary School

Victoria’s school zones have changed. Here’s how it affects you

With enrolments for the 2026 school year beginning this month,the state government has announced the latest changes to school catchment areas.

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Nicole Ferraris poses and her son Sascha know the disruption of a childcare centre closing down.

Families brace for more childcare centre collapses

Melbourne’s wealthier suburbs,where supply outstrips demand,are most at risk of centre closures,experts say.

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Hesther Hornbrook Academy Principal Principal Sally Lasslett with staff member Amy Farrell (L) and Amanda Amato (R) with students Zane Carne and Luke Hutchinson.

Schools of last resort grow fast as classroom disengagement booms

Special assistance schools offer a new start for troubled students and they can barely keep up with demand.

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Alice Saveneh-Murray and Swinburne student Julia Urban preparing to fight financial crime.

Financial crime fighting the next big thing,but who’s going to play detective?

Australian companies that don’t know their AMLs from their CTFs face a rude shock under new federal government regulations due as early as next month.

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Ballarat Grammar has called in police to investigate assault claims.

Private school hires security guards to protect sleeping students

Security guards and cameras have been brought into Ballarat Grammar,a prestigious school that is facing claims of a “strapping” culture.

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Genius Childcare director Darren Misquitta.

Childcare millionaire’s $94,000 grocery bill and $10 million tax debt

The embattled Genius Childcare boss and the companies he controls have racked up debts that might top $38 million,including with supermarket giant Coles and Nova radio station.

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Genius Childcare director Darren Misquitt.

Administrators take control of national childcare chain

The struggling Genius chain of childcare centres has been forced into administration by creditors seeking payment of multimillion-dollar debts.

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