Cessnock High: From Fear to Model of Best Practice in Education

As many Australian schools grapple with declining results, one of the country's most disadvantaged schools says its remarkable turnaround can be part of the solution. Cessnock High School's reputation was once so fearsome that teachers were afraid of working there. Now, after seeing huge improvements in its HSC results, about $10 million will be spent to emulate 'The Cessnock Way' learning model across the country.