‘No need to add more pressure’: Selective school offers out as gender quotas take effect
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-08-19 19:30 UTC+10:00
Section: National / NSW
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Education, Australia
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As the clock ticked toward noon, Akshaya Valluri’s Year 6 classroom began counting down. For 16,473 children across the state, it was time to find out if they had secured a spot in a public selective school. Only one in four would make the cut.
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