School sectors welcome new Victorian Education Minister
Ben Carroll has been named to replace Natalie Hutchins, who will now lead the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions
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Private schools’ budget planning hit by payroll tax backflip
Victorian private schools that were told they were exempt from the tax will now be forced to pay it from July next year
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"This fight isn’t over”: Victorian private schools vow to repeal ‘learning tax’
The sector's peak bodies say they will not stop fighting the tax until the state's government scraps it
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Uproar from private schools as controversial payroll tax bill passes parliament
Victoria's peak private school body say staff, students and parents have "suffered a damaging blow"
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Victoria’s private schools facing $1m budget cut from 'learning tax'
The warning comes after the state's Opposition leader vowed to block the legislation in parliament
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Private school principals appeal to parliament over ‘catastrophic’ payroll tax
The principals of Oakleigh Grammar and St John's College Preston say the tax could threaten the ongoing viability of the state's private schools
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Private schools blindsided by ‘shock’ budget tax
More than 100 of Victoria's wealthiest high-fee private schools will lose their payroll tax exemption from July 2024
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Reducing admin tasks boosts teacher morale, study finds
The Educator speaks to Independent Schools Victoria chief executive Michelle Green about the research
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Sudden closure of Victorian private school sends parents scrambling
The school's families have been given less than two days to find a new school for their children
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Students urged to mask up as Covid cases spike
The Victorian Government's request comes as the state records around 10,000 cases a day