No prior mountain biking trail, rogue or otherwise, existed in the Paul Douglas Preserve before construction began. Volunteers began trail construction at Paul Douglas in July 2021, using common garden tools: Loppers, rakes, pole trimmers and shovels.
Public schools will no longer be able to admit students outside their catchment area on curriculum grounds, as school zoning rules are tightened in Victoria.
Disadvantaged school ditches the curriculum and gives kids free rein
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One of Melbourneâs most disadvantaged high schools has dumped the Victorian curriculum in favour of a âpersonalised learning programâ that ditches compulsory subjects and lets students study what they like from year 8 onwards.
Hampton Park Secondary College students Fadak Jabbar, Vernon Santiago, Zahra Akhlaqee, principal Wayne Haworth, Paige Read, and Skyline Paileguto.
Age-based year levels have also been scrapped at Hampton Park Secondary College, a state school in Melbourneâs south-east, and replaced by three progressive learning stages named Explore, Enhance and Excel.