The Belgian Economic Mission is collaborating with Aussie schools with artificial intelligence (AI) high on its agenda. Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium arrived in Australia last Tuesday with 350 delegates, some of whom are teachers and educational technology ...
More »First Nations education post-referendum
Initiatives to support First Nations students in the Australian education system have increased after the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum received a 'no' vote on October 14. The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO), a nationwide independent education evidence body, has ...
More »Sydney gets innovative new primary school
A public primary school is the latest addition to a new development at Macquarie Park in Sydney's north-west. The 750-pupil school is part of Frasers Property Midtown MacPark, and is a 'vertical' design with a rooftop recreation area and outdoor ...
More »Recipients of the NSW Premier’s teacher scholarship announced
The 2024 recipients of the NSW Premier's Teacher Scholarship were announced last Wednesday, and each will receive either $10,000 or $15,000 to fund a five-week study tour either in Australia or overseas. Successful applicants submitted research proposals about how the ...
More »Qld public schools trial learning with generative AI
Select Queensland state schools have begun trialling generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool that generates personalised quizzes, based on student answers, to cater for unique learning styles and improve learning. The technology will be tested by 500 students, from years five ...
More »Free food-waste education program for Aussie students
An anti-food waste initiative is providing free, curriculum-centred lesson plans, teacher training and classroom resources to schools willing to teach their students about sustainable food practices. FEAST, a 10-week education program by food rescue organisation OzHarvest, aligns to the years ...
More »Half of First Nations people sacrifice essentials for internet
A 2023 research report found just under half of Indigenous communities in Australia have no mobile service due to limited communications infrastructure and affordability constraints in rural and remote areas. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) research said 43 per ...
More »We asked around about early offers
Universities and tertiary admissions centres are allowing year 12 students across Australia to apply for – and accept – course offers to university before they sit their final exams, complete year 12, and receive their ATAR. Critics of early university ...
More »Victorian principal goes back to school for a day
The Hume Australian Christian College (ACC) principal shadowed a student around school for a day in September as part of the Shadow a Student Challenge, an international initiative meant to transform school culture through 'deeper learning'. Deeper learning encourages students ...
More »Year 12 students lack sleep before final exams
In the countdown to final exams, an August survey of 1,000 young people found that year 12 students in Australia are struggling to get a good night's sleep because of exam stress. Of the 500 16 to 25-year-olds who said ...
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