The largest single philanthropic gift ever given to a NSW university – and the biggest ever donation to the University of Sydney (USYD) – will go to girls from Western Sydney who dream of becoming scientists or mathematicians. The $100m ...
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NSW Police to patrol Jewish schools after rise in anti-Semitic behaviour
NSW Police will begin patrolling Jewish schools across the state in a bid to protect students and teachers from further anti-Semitic attacks. The security move came just a day after a sweep of anti-Semitic messages were scrawled at three locations across Sydney, including ...
More »Uni equity scholarship applications up 35%
The admissions centre that handles university applications in NSW and the ACT has said students applying for equity scholarships has surged more than 35 per cent this year. The University Admissions Centre (UAC) has received over 4,500 scholarship applications so ...
More »Covid-era students outperform previous years in TIMSS
Year 4 students who were in Kindergarten and Year 1 during Covid-19 lockdowns have "defied concerns about disrupted learning," a report analysing Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) has found. TIMSS is a study that compares student performance ...
More »Regional, poor kids remain behind in NAPLAN results: See the top schools
School-level results for the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), released on Wednesday, show that First Nations, poorer and rural, regional and remote students are still falling behind in learning due to those factors. NSW There were exceptions ...
More »Cost-of-living worry overtakes climate change in teen survey report
Cost of living has emerged as the number one national issue for young Australians, eclipsing climate change and mental health, Mission Australia’s latest survey has revealed. Of the more than 17,400 Australians aged 15–19 who responded to the Youth Survey ...
More »Independent schools outpace Catholic, public school enrolments
Independent school enrolments have outpaced government and Catholic schools, with fresh data showing more than 60 per cent of new students come from low to middle income households. A report by Independent Schools Australia (ISA) showed the sector has seen its strongest growth in more than ...
More »VCAA chief resigns after students given answers to VCE exam
The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) chief executive has resigned after a handful of VCE exams contained almost identical questions to sample cover sheets that had hidden questions written on them. Most recently, two sets of exams were compromised ...
More »The top uni courses Year 12s applied for in NSW and ACT
Early-bird school leavers favoured health courses for another year as admissions centres have revealed application and field of study data. NSW and ACT university admissions centre (UAC) data shows a health-related degree was the first preference for 26 per cent ...
More »How the states celebrated World Teacher’s Day
This year's theme for World Teacher's Day, celebrated on October 25 in Australia, was Valuing teacher voices: towards a new social contract for education. The states and territories across Australia recognised and thanked its teachers in schools, universities, departments and ...
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