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News by Kylie Lang Premium Content Subscriber only In a fresh scandal to rock the beleaguered Brisbane Boys College, the recruitment process to appoint its new principal has been slammed as a farce . The elite college s governing body, the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association, has been accused of taking a highly irregular approach and letting a small number of rich and powerful old boys decide who will replace Paul Brown. Leading Brisbane recruitment agencies say they have been blindsided by the appointment of a psychologist to publicly field applications for the top job. Brisbane Boys College headmaster Paul Brown resigned in February. Picture: Supplied ....
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Education by Shiloh Payne Premium Content Subscriber only Most Queensland private schools have increased their fees despite parents having been hit by the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an analysis of 106 private schools across Queensland, only about 25 kept their school fees steady after a year of financial stress. The Courier-Mail found that the average increase of fees was 1.92 per cent, down from 3.06 per cent last year.
For the most expensive schools in Brisbane, parents are spending more than $28,000 annually, or about $250,000 for 12 years of schooling. Fees at Brisbane Grammar School increased by 2.4 per cent, with tuition for students from year seven to 12 costing $28,230 annually. ....
DESPERATE parents are going to extraordinary lengths to get their children into private schools, subverting enrolment procedures they say unfairly favour the brightest students. From donating tens of thousands of dollars worth of sporting equipment to lying about their religious faith, nothing is off the table. Family connections and being enrolled since birth are no longer guarantees in a fight for placements that has become obsessive . Meanwhile, huge sums are being spent tutoring children as young as seven ahead of international exams that pit them against peers in Asia and give them an edge on NAPLAN, key determinants of enrolment success. ....