The invisible backpack, and why it makes the education gap hard to close

By Peter Munro
Updated September 21 2012 - 4:18pm, first published September 9 2012 - 3:00am
Nadia Oosthuizen (left) attends Mentone Girls’ Grammar and wants to be a doctor. Thomastown Secondary College’s Michael Mitrevski hopes to study music at university.
Nadia Oosthuizen (left) attends Mentone Girls’ Grammar and wants to be a doctor. Thomastown Secondary College’s Michael Mitrevski hopes to study music at university.

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