Hunter Students Selected For Sought-After Japan Scholarship

 BY IAN CROUCH

Two Hunter High School students have been chosen to to take part in a state government scholarship to travel to Japan in September.

Eden Holmes from Tomaree High and Elly New from Newcastle Grammar School will join a contingent of 20 students from across the state to learn more about Australia's involvement in the second world war.

They'll visit a number of significant sites including an Australian POW camp, Yokohama War Cemetery, and the Hiroshima Peace Park and Memorial.

More than 180 students applied for the scholarship across NSW through a personal essay and school endorsement process.

The students will visit several significant sites including the Hiroshima Peace Park and Memorial

Newcastle Grammar School Targeted In Cyber Attack

 BY IAN CROUCH

 Newcastle Grammar School has been the target of a cyber attack by criminals.

School officials became aware of the attack at the weekend, with ransomware used to encrypt and destroy part of the school's IT network.

Fairfax reports the perpetrators have tried to extort money from the school to unlock the damage.

A team of IT and forensic specialists is working remotely to help the school restore the damaged network, with email access restored on Tuesday.

It's still not clear if data has been stolen during the attack.

Police and the Australian Cyber Security Centre are investigating the breach.

Newcastle Grammar School Picture: ABC