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The National School Reform Agreement is made about once every five years in Australia. This is the main way the federal government can steer changes in how Australian schools are run. The current reform agreement ends in December 2024, and ...

Department for Education South Australia's chief Professor Martin Westwell has spoken out about the notable increase in racism towards teaching staff in the lead up to the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum on October 14. Mr Westwell wrote an open ...

The NSW government has pledged to improve education outcomes by investing a total of $9.8bn in schools across the state, prioritising education infrastructure in Western Sydney and regional NSW over the next four years. Treasurer Daniel Mookhey handed down Labour's ...

A major redesign of the NSW curriculum intends to channel more students into advanced and extension HSC mathematics courses. A single ‘core’ unit will replace the decade-old three-tiered course structure in years nine and 10. The new structure aims to ...

Schools on the south coast of NSW, located in areas with elevated bushfire risk, are closed today due to extreme fire danger ratings and the risks associated with early season heat. The decision was made by the NSW Department of ...

NSW students are increasingly starting kindergarten later compared with a decade ago, according to data from the Department of Education. Many parents are waiting until the year their child turns six before starting kindergarten, with almost 6,000 more children entering ...

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has opened a new front in the national campaign to attract and retain teachers. Amid ongoing teacher shortages, Victoria will offer fee-free education for high school teaching degrees from next year. This is similar to the ...

Haileybury Rendall School (HRS) in Darwin has received approval from the Northern Territory government to open its virtual classrooms in 2024 – becoming the first private online school in the territory. Haileybury Pangea Online ‘Pangea’ offers access to top-tier schooling ...

Outside school hours care – also known as “school-aged care”, “OOSH” or “afters” – is booming. As of 2020, it was the fastest-growing childcare sector in Australia. As of 2022, it catered to 486,310 primary school children. Enrolments have surged ...

Students and teachers can now join the excitement and celebrate the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ by hosting a Football Fever event at their school. Football Fever is an exciting way to engage school students in a modified tournament of ...