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There's a new scholarship to help kids from the bush afford boarding school — the problem is getting one
About 4,000 kids from remote Australia rely on boarding schools to finish their education, but even at more affordable schools, fees are climbing. The federal government has offered a new scholarship to help, but only for a fraction of students from remote parts of the country.
Thousands of students receive their HSC marks in NSW and ACT
It is the result which is the students' culmination of years of hard work and acts as their first branch into the adult world.
Duration: 2 minutes 7 seconds
Ethan says he endured years of abuse at a prestigious boarding school. The legal process is a new type of trauma
Ethan says he is "haunted" by the abuse he alleges he suffered at the hands of three different men. He hopes his story inspires other victims to come forward, and a more compassionate approach to civil cases.
'They were starving': Parents' anger at treatment of children at outback Indigenous hostel
Education advocates are calling for urgent legislation of boarding standards amid fresh child mistreatment claims at an outback Queensland hostel.
'He would have been afraid': Child abuse allegations in $170m ABSTUDY scheme
Providers from government-run hostels to elite boarding schools share in more than $170 million per year in ABSTUDY funding to support First Nations children going to high school away from home, however, stories of alleged abuse indicate better oversight is needed.
Chris Long's testimony was filmed by a hostel worker.
A video testimony was filmed of Chris Long by another hostel worker.
Duration: 59 seconds
Are private schools worth the price tag?
Your postcode – rather than whether you go to a public or private school – is more likely to determine your academic success.