Overview

• Ballarat Grammar has launched its third independent investigation in five months after new information emerged over the past fortnight
• The probe now covers both Dart House and Wigan House following reports of student-on-student abuse
• Allegations focus on 'strapping', a decades-old hazing practice in which senior boarders assaulted younger pupils, involving up to 12 alleged victims
• The school has implemented 31 of 32 recommendations from an independent boarding review, introducing active overnight supervision and a new housemother role
• Victoria Police is continuing its criminal investigation into incidents from 2023 to 2024 and the state education regulator is reviewing the school’s residential registration