Overview
- Victoria’s education regulator imposed six interim conditions on the school’s boarding registration, including a requirement to report any child-safety incident to authorities within 24 hours.
- The VRQA said its review will remain open until Ballarat Grammar demonstrates full compliance with the Child Safe Standards and other minimum requirements.
- Investigators cited incidents from 2022 to 2025 that indicated a pervasive culture of bullying and student-to-student abuse, concluding the board failed to ensure proper oversight.
- The school issued an apology, engaged a governance specialist for a full review and training, and says it has boosted supervision with security guards, CCTV and leadership and staffing changes.
- At least 10 families are pursuing separate legal action over alleged abuse dating back to the 1970s, according to ABC reporting.