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Great mix worth jumping about at Ardeer South Primary School

Pupils from Ardeer South Primary School such as Tonga, Ediz, Mai, Shokufa, Nikki, Jana and Loisi wore traditional costumes for last Tuesday’s International Day....

The early word at St Albans East catches the bookworm

Budding bookworms from St Albans East Primary School were treated to a storytelling session at St Albans library last Thursday. Grades 3 and 4 pupils also took...

The early word at St Albans East catches the bookworm

Budding bookworms from St Albans East Primary School were treated to a storytelling session at St Albans library last Thursday. Grades 3 and 4 pupils also took...

Where there’s a will, there’s a book signing

YOUNG writer Will Kostakis signed copies of his latest novel, The First Third, for years 8 and 9 students during a visit to Sunshine College’s...

Bully stoppers to step in

TWO Brimbank schools will share $10,000 to tackle bullying and antisocial behaviour. Overnewton College will train students as peer mediators, while St Albans East Primary School...

Views clash over Gonski benefits

CONFLICTING funding forecasts by state and federal governments are making planning difficult for many Brimbank schools.Federal government figures show St Albans East Primary School’s...

Just a stage they’re going through

SYNCHRONISING almost 300 children to dance in time to Michael Jackson’s Thriller is no mean feat. Add rambunctious moves to the mix and, as...

Former Mowbray College director tells of ‘recouping’ confidence

A FORMER director of Mowbray College has appeared in the Supreme Court over his role in running the school before it collapsed last year.The...

Keilor Primary School pupils run for their money

SOME impressive walking, running and fund-raising has helped Keilor Primary School pupils come out winners in more ways than one. The school will buy laptops...

On course for jobs

A FOUR-week short course to help western suburbs jobseekers gain entry level positions will start on June 11. The joint Victoria University and Victoria Police project...

Putting the boots into opera

PUPILS from St Albans Heights Primary School enjoyed going behind the scenes of the Victorian Opera’s production of Puss in Boots last week.Catherine, 11 (pictured), and her...

Sunny side up for eager students 

STATE Education Minister Martin Dixon (centre) has launched a program in Braybrook to open new learning pathways for disadvantaged young people.Melbourne Academy’s Print Side...

Universities ‘duped’ by spending cuts

VICTORIA University could lose more than $4 million a year under the federal government's plan to cut university funding to boost money for schools.The...

Extra teachers, practice lighten the learning load at Sunshine North Primary

TEACHERS at Sunshine North Primary School are leading the way for learning in the west, with National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) results...

Sunshine Heights Primary School’s lessons of the past

SUNSHINE Heights Primary School pupils Tina and Wenhao, both 11, have received a historic photo collection from long-time Sunshine resident Len Stevens and son...

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Strong result for VU

Victoria University (VU) has performed well in a national higher education survey. The QILT Student Experience Survey is the only comprehensive survey of...