NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says school ethics classes are here to stay, even though the coalition government has promised to consider a push by crossbench MP Fred Nile to scrap them. The Greens and Labor have accused O'Farrell of doing ...

Western Australia is moving towards giving all public schools independence so they can manage their own money, staffing and programs, the state's education minister says. Minister Liz Constable and WA Premier Colin Barnett announced on Monday that 73 public schools ...

The Australian Ballet is going on the road to encourage school students to get in touch with their inner dancer. The company's educational program, Out There, will visit schools nationwide with young performers taking to the stage to promote movement ...

The federal government says education, rather than legislation, is the best way to protect children using Facebook and other social media. But the government has agreed to look at proposals being prepared by South Australia, including tighter age limits on ...

A report that calls for improved oversight and management of the school chaplaincy scheme has been welcomed by the program's supporters and detractors alike. Chaplaincy provider Scripture Union Queensland said the report affirmed many guidelines it had already put in ...

The Victorian community of Strathewen has welcomed the opening of its new primary school more than two years after it was destroyed in the Black Saturday bushfires. State education minister Martin Dixon officially opened the rebuilt school yesterday. "The opening ...

Primary school students are being encouraged to donate their old mobile phones as part of a fundraising drive to support young people with cancer. As part of the campaign, schools receive a host of products, such as laptops and interactive ...

The Australian Academy of Science has announced the launch of the Science by Doing junior secondary science resources this week, following 18 months of development and testing. Science by Doing is a national initiative for the improvement of secondary science ...

New laws, to be introduced to parliament later this year, will see teachers who are convicted of serious offences automatically deregistered and banned for life from reapplying for registration. Queensland education minister Cameron Dick said the changes would strengthen safeguards ...

Plans to introduce mental health checks for three-year-olds should be expanded to include a test for learning difficulties, a leading psychologist has said. Clinical psychologist Tim Hannan believes the move would stop many parents signing their children up for treatments ...