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 ...

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 ...

South Australian teachers could walk off the job again as early as next week, the state’s education union has warned. Some 170 schools closed on Friday as thousands of teachers waged industrial action over their pay demands. In a branch council meeting held ...

The Albanese government is under fire about why they have dashed the hopes of a desperately needed Aboriginal school in Alice Springs. The criticism comes a month after plans for two other boarding schools in East Arnhem Land in central ...

Teachers and support staff across Australia continue to rally for state governments to commit to better pay and workload conditions. Industrial action is already underway in select Queensland and NSW schools, with Victorian and South Australian unions threatening to follow ...

The 2022/23 NSW state budget will include $1.2 billion to upgrade all NSW state school facilities. The maintenance operation will include gates, window and door repairs, painting, fencing and floor renewal. “We are delivering a record number of new and ...

School funding is under the spotlight once again thanks to a recent report from the NSW Teachers Federation which revealed that about 130 private schools were overfunded by a total of 120 million dollars, leaving a government funding shortfall for ...

Students in New South Wales will have their subjects overhauled for the first time in 30 years under a $196 million plan announced by the state government. The cash injection will be spread over four years to update and streamline ...

Thousands of primary and secondary students in Sydney and Melbourne are preparing for selective entrance exams. If successful, students will gain entry into a selective secondary school, with other high-achievers, or an “opportunity class”, which is an academic stream for years 5 and ...

An ambitious new research program aims to help Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) providers boost physical activity and reduce screen time. Researchers from the University of South Australia were awarded $1.5 million through the National Health and Medical Research Council's ...