New education authority in NSW with power to close schools and run inspections

By Kelsey Munro
Updated September 15 2016 - 11:18am, first published August 19 2016 - 8:14pm
"It's about finding where there might be weaknesses": Adrian Piccoli.  Photo: Daniel Munoz
"It's about finding where there might be weaknesses": Adrian Piccoli. Photo: Daniel Munoz
A powerful new education authority is aimed at lifting standards in schools. Photo: Fairfax Media
A powerful new education authority is aimed at lifting standards in schools. Photo: Fairfax Media

A new, beefed-up independent education authority will have the power to close non-compliant schools and conduct random unannounced inspections in Catholic, private and public schools, in major changes announced by the NSW education minister Adrian Piccoli on Friday.

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