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Prestigious boysâ school hit by child abuse allegations Allegations of child abuse have been levelled at a prestigious Catholic boysâ school, with former students urged to come forward. Crime by Kylie Lang Premium Content Subscriber only Allegations of child abuse have been levelled at a prestigious Brisbane Catholic boys school, with lawyers urging former students to come forward. Nudgee Junior College, renamed Ambrose Treacy College in 2015, is at the centre of a legal probe concerning young boys who attended the Indooroopilly institution from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. Principal of Ambrose Treacy College, Chris Ryan, said he was unaware of any specifics around the allegations. ....
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. ....