Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
*** Warning: This video discusses child sexual assault and may be distressing to some readers.
The Victorian Ombudsman’s report 'Support when children are sexually abused at school: The Department of Education's response to abuse in a Victorian primary school' was tabled in Parliament on 13 February 2025. The Ombudsman’s investigation was sparked by concern about the way the Department of Education responded to two incidents of child sexual abuse at a Victorian primary school. The investigation identified systemic gaps in the department’s policies, procedures and practices in managing child sexual abuse and found significant flaws in the department’s response including a failure to quickly contact the families concerned, apologise and adequately support the children and their families.
Read the full report at https://www.ombudsman.vic.gov.au/our-impact/investigation-reports/
*** Warning: This video discusses child sexual assault and may be distressing to some readers.
The Victorian Ombudsman’s report 'Support when children are sexually abused at school: The Department of Education's response to abuse in a Victorian primary school' was tabled in Parliament on 13 February 2025. The Ombudsman’s investigation was sparked by concern about the way the Department of Education responded to two incidents of child sexual abuse at a Victorian primary school. The investigation identified systemic gaps in the department’s policies, procedures and practices in managing child sexual abuse and found significant flaws in the department’s response including a failure to quickly contact the families concerned, apologise and adequately support the children and their families.
Read the full report at https://www.ombudsman.vic.gov.au/our-impact/investigation-reports/
