Queensland Health says 175 school principals have contracted food poisoning after attending a conference at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on Thursday and Friday. Twenty-four principals have been hospitalised, but none are in critical condition. Chief health officer Dr Jeannette ...

Community language schools in NSW will get an extra $400,000 to ensure students develop skills in a second language, the state government says. Citizenship and Communities Minister Victor Dominello made the announcement on Saturday at a Chinese Language school in ...

Schools considered at high risk of a terrorist attack or ethnic violence will receive taxpayer-funded security guards and cameras. Justice Minister Michael Keenan will announce the new $18 million program at a Sydney school on Monday. It's designed to help ...

The NSW government will spend almost $150 million to upgrade high schools across the state if re-elected at the March election. Education Minister Adrian Piccoli says $148 million will be injected into almost 60 secondary schools across NSW, if the ...

The child abuse royal commission has issued a warrant for the arrest of a former teacher at Sydney's Knox Grammar school who failed to turn up for a hearing. Christopher Fotis was due to give evidence on Tuesday but did ...

Students and staff at nearly 100 schools and childcare centres across Australia may have contracted hepatitis A from contaminated frozen berries, federal Labor says. In Victoria 53 schools and childcare centres have raised the alarm about the health of staff ...

A teenage girl has been charged with starting a fire at a high school in northern NSW. Emergency services discovered the roof of the industrial arts building at Inverell High School was ablaze when they were called about 1.30pm on ...

A former business manager at one of Sydney's exclusive private schools is due to face court on Wednesday after being accused of embezzling nearly half a million dollars. The former staff member of Kambala School in Rose Bay allegedly used ...

Pop star Taylor Swift has been channeled in parliament as politicians examine measures to help Australian children shake off cyber-bullying. Nationals MP Andrew Broad quoted Swift's song Shake It Off to make the point that government and parents need to help young ...

The autocratic style of a headmaster nicknamed "Snake" by boarders at Knox Grammar School made it possible for teachers to take advantage of and prey upon students, an inquiry has heard. A man using the pseudonym ARY said the governance ...