As the Silent Generation pipes up.
Almost 1000 students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be offered a spot at the state’s selective schools in next year’s intake.
A mix of nervousness and excitement flooded over nine-year-old Priya Vivek as she walked into the exam room to sit the test for a place in one of the coveted opportunity classes for gifted students.
The change to admissions,which will come into effect for 2023 enrolments,is one of the biggest overhauls to ever hit public school selective streams.
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.
A new focus on literacy rather than maths has failed to boost the numbers of female and Indigenous students in selective schools across NSW.
Just as many girls don’t see themselves as having a maths brain,boys don’t see themselves as writers.
A spot at Parramatta High – a historic,partially selective school with a tiny catchment – is in high demand from families who live close but outside its zone
The state standards authority has refused to release full league tables for the first time in years,but a partial table online reveals the top 50 WA schools.
Perth Modern staff on Monday were told principal Lois Joll and associate principal Val Furphy had been told not to attend school that day.
Almost a third of the students offered a place at the state’s highest-achieving school,James Ruse Agricultural High,turn it down. The principal suspects it is partly due to misconceptions the school is a high-pressure ATAR factory.