Coalition promises new select-entry schools in shake-up for gifted students
The Victorian Coalition has pledged to build three new select-entry high schools and convert six existing ones to accommodate gifted students. This policy aims to address the high demand and intense competition for places in the state's current selective school system.
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Education policy regarding selective schools is a significant point of debate concerning equity and access to high-performing academic environments.
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Share A A A Three select-entry high schools would be built in Melbourne’s growing outer suburbs, and six other existing schools converted to focus on gifted students, under a Victorian Coalition government.
Opposition Leader Jess Wilson and education spokesman Brad Rowswell will on Sunday announce the election commitment, which would likely double the number of selective places available to high-performing students.
Melbourne High School is one of Victoria’s four select-entry schools. Ruby Alexander Details of the announcement, provided to The Age ahead of time, show a Coalition government would aim to open the schools before 2030 in areas with high demand currently unmet by Victoria’s four existing select-entry schools.
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