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Fifty Years ago in Australia about 3 per cent of the school population moved onto university studies. Current Federal Government policies direct that universities will, in the short term, see 40 per cent of Australians complete a Bachelors' level degree. ...

The 2011 ACE national conference on the theme of 'Equity in Education: Connecting for Change' was as remarkable for what did not happen as for what did. Presenters and participants included those working within government (including in the senior ranks), ...

In both Australia and New Zealand there is currently increased discussion about the need to engage people, and young people in particular, in vocational and technical education. In New Zealand, the government is pursuing a policy it calls Youth Guarantee, ...

I feel privileged to have been part of a community of professionals developing the National Standard for Principals in Australia. From the start we have endeavoured to capture what Australian principals need to know, understand and do in one of ...

Queensland father Ron Williams will next week take on the federal government in the High Court over its funding of a chaplain at his children's school. Williams, of Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, will argue the funding is unconstitutional. Scripture Union ...

The NSW government says it will abolish the School Certificate from next year. NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli says the certificate is out of date. "There has been some concern over the last few years that it has become somewhat ...

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says school ethics classes are here to stay, even though the coalition government has promised to consider a push by crossbench MP Fred Nile to scrap them. The Greens and Labor have accused O'Farrell of doing ...

Western Australia is moving towards giving all public schools independence so they can manage their own money, staffing and programs, the state's education minister says. Minister Liz Constable and WA Premier Colin Barnett announced on Monday that 73 public schools ...

The Australian Ballet is going on the road to encourage school students to get in touch with their inner dancer. The company's educational program, Out There, will visit schools nationwide with young performers taking to the stage to promote movement ...

The federal government says education, rather than legislation, is the best way to protect children using Facebook and other social media. But the government has agreed to look at proposals being prepared by South Australia, including tighter age limits on ...