School attendance is on the rise at one Papua New Guinea school, and researchers say its new playground could be responsible. Truancy is an issue throughout PNG. Only 55 per cent of primary age children are enrolled in school and ...

An initiative getting trouble-making teens out of court and into class has received a five star review from Victoria University. 950 young people a year appear before in criminal cases at Victoria’s Children’s Court each year. The Education Justice Initiative ...

The outgoing captain of Sydney’s Ravenswood School for Girls went off-script during her end-of-year address, to criticise its business-like operation. Sarah Haynes said the school attempts to portray an image of perfection to entice parents to enrol their kids. She ...

New research has found it can take young people 10 years to secure full-time work, but through no fault of their own. The Life Patterns study from University of Melbourne’s Youth Research Centre followed a cohort of just under 4000 ...

A pilot project for school water is out to brighten smiles. The University of Sydney’s Healthy Teeth project, beginning in New South Wales in Term 1 next year, will aim to improve the dental health of Aboriginal schoolchildren. Filtered, chilled water fountains will ...

The University of New South Wales has established a university presence on a high school campus. Matraville Sports High School, in Sydney’s south-east, has donated a building to the university to create a centre where pre-service teachers can work directly ...

Student information and communication technology (ICT) literacy levels have shown a marked decline since 2011, a new report from the National Assessment Program has found. The report, issued today by the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, assessed the performance of ...

Hard counter-terrorism responses to the Paris bombing risk neglecting de-radicalisation programs, which schools play a key role in, an expert has said. Hard responses could include military action, increased securitisation, toughened legislative measures and clamping down with law enforcement. Nationals ...

Deakin University research is trying to unmask perceptions teenagers have of cosmetic surgery. Operation Belle, launched by Deakin education lecturer, Dr Michiko Weinmann, is seeking to interview young women about such surgery and use the information to develop an educational kit ...

Multicultural Australia has its roots in ANZAC history and school students must understand this, an official has said. Chris Fox, chief executive of the Camp Gallipoli Foundation – which aims to educate young people about ANZAC soldiers – said Australian history ...