Your HECS debt could increase by $2000. Should you pay it off sooner?

Your HECS debt could increase by $2000. Should you pay it off sooner?

Rising inflation is particularly bad news for anyone with student debt,which is set to increase by nearly $2000 for the average uni student.

  • byJessica Irvine andDominic Powell

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Staff shortages threaten Andrews’ $9bn preschool overhaul

Staff shortages threaten Andrews’ $9bn preschool overhaul

Workforce issues could hamper the state government from getting its early learning reforms off the ground.

  • byCara Waters,Adam Carey,Matilda Finn andMarta Pascual Juanola
I researched Perth school choices for six weeks. Here’s what I learned
Opinion
Education

I researched Perth school choices for six weeks. Here’s what I learned

Six weeks ago I committed to make public my personal research process about how to select a school for my son. I really wish my findings had been different.

  • byEmma Young
Private school enrolment contracts could be challenged after tribunal ruling

Private school enrolment contracts could be challenged after tribunal ruling

A father represented himself in a tribunal after his children’s school sent a bill for $3785 when he gave them less than a term’s notice that he was removing them.

  • byJordan Baker
Fact check:Is moving to Perth’s ‘best’ school zones worth the cost?
Opinion
Schools

Fact check:Is moving to Perth’s ‘best’ school zones worth the cost?

There are a handful of premium public schools people relocate for,but what do they pay for the privilege,and is it really cheaper than private school fees?

  • byEmma Young
Want to bet your child can achieve top marks in a public school? Me too

Want to bet your child can achieve top marks in a public school? Me too

I want free education for my son. But I want it to be a good one,and if you believe the league tables,I’ve got to move to a pretty pricey area to get that.

  • byEmma Young
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WA’s richest high schools rake in millions as public schools suffer

WA’s richest high schools rake in millions as public schools suffer

The Commonwealth is over-funding WA private schools to the tune of hundreds of millions this decade while public school underfunding continues,new data shows.

  • byEmma Young
Where Sydney’s school fees have increased most this year

Where Sydney’s school fees have increased most this year

The cost of private schooling in Sydney’s northern suburbs has risen more than in other parts of Sydney this year,while fee hikes across the board have returned to their pre-pandemic levels.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Leading staff at Perth Modern stood down by Education Department

Leading staff at Perth Modern stood down by Education Department

Perth Modern staff on Monday were told principal Lois Joll and associate principal Val Furphy had been told not to attend school that day.

  • byLauren Pilat
Private income worth $752 per student flowing into public schools

Private income worth $752 per student flowing into public schools

One prestigious Brisbane state school rakes in almost $1000 per child in fees and parent contributions.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
COVID costs push up fees at Sydney's most expensive school to more than $41,000
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Education

COVID costs push up fees at Sydney's most expensive school to more than $41,000

Other schools are keeping fees for year 12 unchanged,while some have flagged the"lowest fee rise in a generation"as the financial downturn hurts parents.

  • byJordan Baker