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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy Education reporter

Prestigious Ballarat Grammar banned from accepting new boarders amid child safety reports

An aerial view of Ballarat
An aerial view of Ballarat. Ballarat Grammar has announced changes to its school leadership team after media reports alleged a hazing culture at the school’s boarding houses. Photograph: Stuart Walmsley/The Guardian

Ballarat Grammar has apologised after the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority banned the prestigious school from accepting new boarding students until it proves it can comply with child safety standards.

On Friday evening the VRQA chief executive, Stefanie Veal, announced the regulator had imposed six interim conditions on the regional school’s boarding premises registration while it continued a review.

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