School funding
Staff shortages threaten Andrews’ $9bn preschool overhaul
Workforce issues could hamper the state government from getting its early learning reforms off the ground.
- by Cara Waters, Adam Carey, Matilda Finn and Marta Pascual Juanola
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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.
- by Emma Young
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Education
Private school fee rises may exclude middle-class families, principals fear
As the federal government cuts funding for private schools under a new model, principals are grappling with how to cope.
- by Jordan Baker
Opinion
Schools
What the ‘flight to private’ is doing to Perth schools, and those left behind
Why are relatively privileged inner suburbanites happy to put up with substandard public education and lack of return on taxes, instead paying through the nose?
- by Emma Young
Opinion
Education
The injustice rankles: Why are Perth schools just political footballs?
My research into where in Perth to school my son is taking me to a deep, dark place I didn’t expect. In fact, it really stinks. And all children deserve better.
- by Emma Young
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?
- by Emma Young
Analysis
Education
Phonics switch not in the bag for Victoria yet despite national curriculum push
The new national curriculum should be a cue to Victoria to shift its approach to literacy, but it is unclear whether the state is prepared to change.
- by Adam Carey
Opinion
High school
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.
- by Emma Young
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High school
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.Â
- by Emma Young
‘How are there so many perfect scores?’ IB results raise eyebrows
Close to 5 per cent of Australian International Baccalaureate graduates received a perfect score last year, compared with 0.09 per cent of VCE graduates.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
Premier’s reading challenge and spelling bee on the lookout for sponsors
Opponents of the plan warn children could become ‘walking sandwich boards’.
- by Linda Morris