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QLD: Lead detected in remote school

Lead has been detected in drinking water at schools in a Far North Queensland Aboriginal community, with bottled water and free blood tests offered to staff and students. The lead was found after water at the Yarrabah Health Facility tested positive ...

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Schools missing out on gifted students: study

A lack of teacher training and misuse of NAPLAN results are preventing schools from identifying and supporting gifted students, education experts have warned. According to a new study from Griffith University, schools that have used NAPLAN test results to identify ...

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Students’ sneaking vapes into the classroom

Three teenage girls have admitted they are so addicted to vapes that they sneak puffs inside the classroom and get withdrawals without them. It comes as a shocking new report released last week confirmed fears that disposable vapes contained dangerous chemicals, such ...

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