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Right now, 40% of young people in Australia are living with mental health difficulties [1]. We also know that around half of all mental health conditions start by the time a young person is in their mid-teens, with over 75% ...

The headmaster of an elite Sydney school has back-pedalled on a confirmation from his own administration that senior students had killed a native lizard on a school camping trip. The King’s School, in North Parramatta, has been at the centre of shocking allegations that some ...

High Schoolers who vape are more likely to miss out on classes, delay their learning and become more aggressive, creating heavier workloads for teachers, a new study has confirmed. Researchers from Griffith University spoke with staff and students from nearly ...

Reducing classroom distractions and teaching behavioural skills to students will be essential to minimise disruptive behaviour at school, an education expert has said. The latest OECD report, which offered an outlook on Australia's education system, highlighted that the nation's "disciplinary ...

High schoolers who observe cyberbullying without intervening are more likely to become bullies themselves, new research has show. A new study by Macquarie University surveyed 563 students in Years 7 and 9 about cyberbullying and their level of moral disengagement ...

Small, static, poor resolution screens and slow projectors that need the lights turned out no longer cut it. As demand for larger and higher resolution screens grows in homes and businesses, so does the need in schools. Great audio visual ...

Personalised learning has been a significant focus in education for some time. However, finding the right balance in addressing students' individual needs was quite challenging until a few decades ago. Advancements in technology have changed the situation, providing new opportunities ...

A Sydney-based private school will charge its students $20 to have their hair cut if they attend school with a mullet. The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that the all-boys private school informed parents last week that students with mullets, ...

Australian high schools could face a blanket mobile ban after the federal education minister announced he would consider a federal policy this year. On Friday, Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said mobile phones were a distraction for students and would ...

Listening to teachers, making time for their professional development, incentives and system changes will be needed to address workloads, educators' attrition rates and the lack of respect for the profession, experts said. Following the release of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation ...