China is currently the top-ranked country in the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) ranking, an amazing achievement for a country sustaining 1.4 billion people and and large swathes of agricultural land where education is not a priority.   So ...

The NSW Education Department has advised that temporary school closures could still be needed if COVID-19 cases are detected in schools, after announcing Sydney students will commence a staggered return to face-to face learning from October 25.  Closures will be ...

The first large scale study of the school outcomes of children hospitalised with chronic illnesses has found they are three times more likely to fall behind than their peers. The study, from UNSW Sydney and University of Sydney, looked at ...

The ACT is the only jurisdiction in Australia where there has been an average annual fee increase at private schools this year, despite the significant effect of COVID-19 on the Australian economy. Data contained in the EdStart School Fees Report ...

The release of the 2021 National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) summary information has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has not significantly affected students’ literacy and numeracy achievement on average at the national level. Additionally, the Australian Curriculum, ...

Young people given priority access to the Pfizer vaccine in Sydney’s 12 local government areas of concern can now book their appointments. People aged 16-39 living in Bayside, Blacktown, Burwood, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Georges River, Liverpool, Parramatta, Penrith and ...

National Science Week is upon us again, and what better way to teach kids about the wonder of the natural world and the subject of science than a virtual field trip and tutorials taught by experts.  Teachers, parents and community ...

NSW education officials have no idea how many teachers have been vaccinated, even as preparations continue to bring year 12 students back to Sydney classrooms. Authorities have also revealed they have no clue how many individuals will be out and ...

Two schools in Sydney have closed due to Covid-19 exposure, including a primary school in the Hills shire. St Bernadette’s Primary Castle Hill was slammed shut after a person who attended the after hours service provided by the school tested ...

**Updated 29 July 2021** Some Sydney students in their last year of high school will be given priority for the Pfizer vaccine, after the government revealed doses would be directed from other parts of the state to allow a return to ...