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Three-quarters of Australian parents believe video games have a positive effect on their children, claims a new survey commissioned by video game makers THQ. However, half of parents are divided on whether video games are a true social experience for ...

A paper designed to craft the first national geography curriculum has been released. The "shape paper" will guide the development of the forthcoming Australian geography curriculum for kindergarten to Year 12 students, due to be taught from 2012. Australian Curriculum ...

Proposed ethics classes in NSW are at risk after the Department of Education ruled full-time teachers cannot conduct the lessons. Full-time teachers, some of whom are teaching the current ethics trial at 10 public primary schools across the state, will ...

Overseas students affected by the closure of a Sydney flying school have been paid only $21,000 of the more than $700,000 owed to them. Aerospace Aviation was placed into voluntary administration by its directors on 12 February. Efforts to find ...

The elevation of Julia Gillard to Prime Minister this morning means a new education minister may bring about a focus on evidence-based policy and on meaningful consultation with educators. Providing his initial reaction to this morning’s developments, education commentator Chris ...

Miffy Farquharson had a busy day yesterday.The head of the senior years’ library at Mentone Grammar School in Victoria met with several teachers to discuss upcoming assignments and then worked up a list of resources that students would find useful. ...

In the last two decades burdened by declining enrolments and negative public perception, Australia’s boarding schools have undergone significant professional transformation. Since 1990, boarding school enrolments have declined by 20 per cent and the sector has turned to specialist training ...

There is a popular tendency to attribute a great deal, if not most, of the ills associated with young people and social change to the pernicious influence of the media. Many media scholars and cultural commentators deplore this tendency as ...

What can be done to help students be more engaged in their learning and make consistent progress in their academic work? Latest research has shown that a student who is focused on pursuing his or her academic personal best by ...

Appearing as a tiny dot in the Indian Ocean, Christmas Island is a delicate fusion of culture, language and remote geography. Located 2600km north west of Perth, Christmas Island District High School is home to an eclectic mix of Chinese, ...