Education by Stephanie Bennett
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Subscriber only Queensland private schools are jacking up fees for students to apply for their elite colleges, as parents drop hundreds of dollars in the hope of landing a coveted place. But with enrolment demand so strong and waiting list lengths kept secret, many of these kids will never set foot on their campuses. Brisbane Grammar School charges parents a non-refundable $500 fee just to apply, plus a whopping $2754 - up from $2650 in 2019 - non-refundable confirmation fee once a place is offered. Â The school enrols about 100 Year 5 and 140 Year 7 students each year equating to about $120,000 in initial application fees alone, not including those unsuccessful in gaining a place.
FULL LIST: Every elite SEQ school s waiting list fee
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Queensland s smartest Year 12 students revealed
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Queensland s smartest Year 12 students revealed
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School s âalarmingâ crisis as staff leave An insider has slammed Brisbane Boysâ Collegeâs culture after three more resignations and a number of teachers and non-teaching staff on stress leave.
Education by Kylie Lang
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Subscriber only Three more staff have resigned from Brisbane Boys College, taking the total number of departures this year to an alarming 14. It comes as several other teachers and non-teaching staff have taken stress leave in the last three months. Long-serving human resources manager Kirsten Ferguson, admissions co-ordinator Alice Wilson and infrastructure architect Jesse Haubner are the latest to leave the elite school which has been plagued by turmoil also involving its governing body, the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association.