Amid the push for private boys’ schools in Australia to go co-educational, Four Corners investigates if these institutions are safe places for girls.
Sydney’s elite Cranbrook School – where captains of industry and billionaires have studied or send their own children – was repeatedly identified in a petition about allegations of schoolboy sexual assaults.
Now, Four Corners reporter Louise Milligan exposes new allegations, speaking to female staff who have left the school, and investigates a wider history.
Cranbrook told Four Corners there has been no victimisation of women at the school.
This episode was originally broadcast as ‘Old School’ on 4 March 2024 on ABC TV and ABC iview.
Full statements from Cranbrook School and Geelong Grammar School can be found here: https://ab.co/3TlTLIE
Following this episode, Cranbrook School became aware of allegations against a current teacher. Nicholas Sampson - the headmaster - promoted the teacher after discovering he sent multiple graphic emails to a former female student. Sampson resigned after an emergency meeting was held by Cranbrook’s school council.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/3v3QsN4
Four Corners contacted Sampson for comment.
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