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Student Wellbeing

How to nurture your child’s wellbeing

Credit: Xavier College, Victoria Ensuring your child’s social wellbeing is a priority as mental health difficulties are becoming more prevalent […]

Battling Exam Stress: Managing your child in exam period

  Many high school students experience exam stress. In 2021, nearly 66% of Australian students reported stress leading up to […]

How has the Australian Boarding School Community Evolved?

Credit: Freshnam School Boarding schools are an option for parents looking to enrol in independent schooling. They enable students to make […]

Coeducational vs single-sex schooling: a guide for parents to decide which option is best for their child

Credit: Macquarie Grammar With conflicting advice on whether coeducational or single-sex schools are better, parents investing in independent education must […]

Being Online — the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Navigating social media, cyberbullying and the online world with your children. This generation of Australian teenagers is the first generation […]

Ruyton Girls’ School students are leading the way to support and improve mental health issues

The Ruyton Student Council’s (RSC’s) main project last year was to come up with solutions to improve mental health in […]

Known, nurtured and loved

By Stuart Davis, principal, St Leonard’s College At St Leonard’s College, our greatest ambition is for all of our students […]

How teaching is changing

By Jake Plaskett, Director of Learning Innovation, Ruyton Girls’ School Change is constant and innovation is optional. The world of […]

Smartphones, research data and opinion

By Allan Shaw, principal and chief executive, The Knox School There is no doubt that we live in rapidly changing […]

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