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Victorian teachers offered $10k bonuses at public schools as 1,100 positions remain vacant

Victoria's extreme teacher shortage has led some Melbourne public schools to offer cash bonuses of up to $10,000 to woo staff, in a move critics say will create a two-tier public system.

There are more than 1,100 teaching positions in government schools for next year that still have not been filled, with some high schools considering combining classes across year levels and subjects to cope.

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