High school students using soc...
By Pallavi Singhal – When Sean Torban was trying to narrow down which university he wanted to go to, he turned to groups and...
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The students with disabilities...
For many families of children with disabilities, their first encounter with a Victorian state school is marked by...
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Private girls’ schools say they are thriving despite intense competition for enrolments. Catholic girls’ school Presentation...
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Jonathan Haidt has a prediction. In the not-too-distant future, Aussie backpackers will no longer be found exploring far-flung...
read moreArthur Phillip High: Inside Sy...
Sydney has never seen a public school like it. When Arthur Phillip High’s $225 million high-rise campus opens in Parramatta in...
read moreNearly 80 per cent of Australi...
By Ross Morrison – For the past 30 years I have worked at the frontline of school sport, watching as its popularity has...
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By Henrietta Cook – The teaching of civics and citizenship is set to be overhauled in Victoria, following a campaign by...
read moreParents go to Grace on crusade...
By Tony Moore – Parents crusading to ban religious instruction from Queensland schools during class hours have been granted an...
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An expert panel has been appointed by the Andrews government to investigate why rural and regional students are lagging behind their...
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Hundreds of children will miss out on a spot at one of Sydney’s most in-demand new public schools after the school’s...
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By Jordan Baker – Creativity in education advocate Sir Ken Robinson says children are being “incarcerated” indoors...
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By Jordan Baker – Late last month, a teacher accused of pinching, pushing and punching four students went all the way to a...
read moreNSW students to be excluded fr...
By Pallavi Singhal – Students in NSW public schools have been told they can’t participate in major school events without...
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By Henrietta Cook – Victorian state schools have been ordered to stop enrolling international students as applications surge to...
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Major changes to funding including the abolition of a $1.2 billion fund for Catholic and independent schools and introducing strong...
read moreA quality curriculum is essent...
By Ben Jensen and Jacqueline Magee – What students learn in schools is vital to their future, and to Australia’s. Yet public...
read moreUni cheats may face jail
Cheats who take exams or write essays on behalf of university students could be jailed for two years if the Morrison government wins...
read moreThe benefits of homework may n...
By Andrew Martin – With the start of a new school term, life for most families becomes more stressful. Adding the demands of...
read moreBreaking the period talk taboo
Spurred by stories of girls’ shame and embarrassment, a new school program is setting out to remove the stigma that surrounds...
read moreTackling literacy inconsistenc...
By Thuy Pham – In over 18 years of educating students, I have met students at almost every imaginable level of literacy, from a...
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