What was once one of the northern beaches’ most neglected public schools is to get another multimillion-dollar boost: Narrabeen Sports High School will receive a 500-seat performing arts hall. NSW Education Minister Prue Car made the announcement at the school on Friday alongside the independent MP for ...

Every Australian child attending a public school would have access to a free lunch each day under a Greens policy that would cost the budget $11.6bn over three years. Greens leader Adam Bandt will announce the policy in Brisbane on ...

Opposition Leader and prime ministerial candidate Peter Dutton has said education standards have declined not because of funding, but due to indoctrination of students in classrooms. Mr Dutton on Sunday addressed the Liberal Party at its official 2025 campaign launch, ...

An elite Sydney private school is about to unveil a $60 million student centre built in the style of a Scottish baronial castle once described as a “cut price Hogwarts” – but some locals and parents are not happy. The ...

A new plan to boost the maths skills of Australia’s primary school pupils will cost just $67 per student a year, a think tank has said. The Grattan Institute has found about one in three students aren't proficient in maths. ...

An elected Coalition government would send students in disadvantaged areas one book per month to kickstart literacy development. The $3.8bn Ready to Read program would send 12,500 children under five-years-old and living in poor areas one book a month to ...

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has said he will reduce the public servant workforce and cut spending on health and education if elected. Five days into the federal election campaign, Mr Dutton pledged to cut "wasteful government spending," echoing the agenda ...

Queensland and the federal government have reached an agreement on school funding. This means all Australian states and territories are now signed up to new arrangements, which officially began at the start of 2025. The agreement follows more than a ...

Questions have been asked about Gonski funding that wasn't included in the budget papers on Tuesday night, when Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his fourth federal budget. The pre-election pitch, as expected, aimed to deliver cost-of-living relief, while seeking to ...

Queensland has become the final state to sign on to a historic public schools funding deal, with state Premier David Crisafulli signing off on a $2.8bn decade-long deal with the Commonwealth. The pre-budget agreement will support the state’s 560,000 public school students and will boost ...