Several Sydney high schools will transition to co-education after community consultation showed strong support for migrating schools away from single-sex education. Randwick Boys and Randwick Girls High School will combine to form a co-ed high school for years 7-12. The ...

The federal government has committed $10.8m to a free voluntary ‘phonics health check’, with this year’s recent NAPLAN results revealing a third of year three students aren’t meeting minimum expectations for reading. The phonics health check is a seven-minute assessment ...

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) has named the principal of a small public primary school in country Victoria among the most powerful people in education in 2023. Jacquie Burrows was a teacher at Churchill Primary School (Churchill) prior to taking ...

A University of Queensland (UQ) first-year student is equipping year 11 and 12 ATAR students with interactive peer-to-peer learning ahead of this year's preliminary and Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) exams. Oliver Barr-David, founder of Queensland Study Hub, has turned ...

The first public hearing for an inquiry into the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the Australian education system was held in Canberra at Parliament House on Wednesday, and is to be the first of many to decipher AI's ...

This year’s Australian Education Awards (AEA) celebrated high-performing schools, principals, department heads and teachers, showcasing their exemplary work in improving learning outcomes for young Australians. Shortlisted candidates for each category were invited to attend a black-tie gala in Sydney on ...

Victorian primary school students have recorded a significant drop in their reading scores, according to an international study, which experts have attributed to long remote learning during Covid-19. The Progress in International Reading Literacy study (PIRLS) was released on Tuesday ...

One in five Australian students are entering high school without basic literacy and numeracy skills, according to a new report Research by the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) found 20 per cent of primary school students are starting Year 7 ...

Australian schools should learn how to use artificial intelligence in the classroom rather than banning them if they want to keep up with 'modern writing', an education expert has said. In an upcoming study, Deakin University will partner with Victorian ...

Over the years, fairy tales have become 'controversial' due to the gender stereotypes they depict, yet an education expert urges teachers to bring them back into the classroom to address complex societal issues.  According to school teacher and education doctoral ...