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Little progress has been made in basic literacy and numeracy over the past 30 years, according to new figures. Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that the proportion of 15- to 19-year-olds with only basic literacy and ...

More students from NSW, Victoria and the ACT are better at literacy and numeracy than their interstate counterparts, according to the federal government’s My School website. The latest My School data showed an increase in the number of students from ...

A new $12.4 million program aims to improve university training and preparation for maths and science teachers. The minister for tertiary education, skills, science and research, Chris Bowen, announced the program with school education minister Peter Garrett. The program, Enhancing ...

A South Australian primary school is one of the first to register for a national initiative that helps young people understand leadership. Students around the country will step into the shoes of the principal on June 6 as part of ...

From connecting students with experts in Antarctica to meeting “face-to-face” with other students in China, video-collaboration is transforming education. By Lynnette Whitfield Australian schools and educational institutions are charged with preparing students for today’s digital world and global economy. However, ...

OECD questions if the move to a system of independent institutions is working Many of the new independent public schools in Britain are falling short of expectations, according to a London report. The recently published report by the Academies Commission ...

More collaboration is needed to better serve pupils. Overseas examples prove that autonomous schools are failing, according to Save Our Schools. “The most recent research evidence on the success of school autonomy in budgeting and staffing in improving student achievement ...

Non-government schools in Australia are continuing to grow, figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show. By Antonia Maiolo. While government schools remained the largest provider of school education, non-government schools had the largest proportional increase of 1.8 per cent which ...

ACT students who compete in swimming carnivals no longer have to take a proficiency test. In the newly-launched Swimming Pool and Water Park Based Aquatic Activities policy, the proficiency test has been lifted for carnivals, which are considered “structured activities,” ...

The head of Catholic Education in Western Australia is backing a call for non-government schools to receive an increase in the annual loan pool to $50 million. By Aileen Macalintal. Dr Tim McDonald, director of the Catholic Education Office, said that ...