Equal access to quality teaching and learning for all students is one of the biggest challenges Australia faces in education. “While overall the achievements of Australian students remain world class, there are clear disparities in achievements between different groups of students ...

More and more parents are choosing non-government schools for their children; now is a good time to take a look at what that choice gets them. By Kevin Donnelly There is no denying the broad support for Australia’s tripartite system ...

Expect more schools to place limits on when and where students can perform tumbling acts. By Antonia Maiolo More Australian schools may look to ban children from doing cartwheels or handstands in order to avoid serious injuries amongst students, experts ...

At a meeting of Australian education ministers today, the Commonwealth and all state and territory governments agreed to move and fund NAPLAN online. This decision will see NAPLAN testing available in schools to trial from 2016 and it is expected ...

Swimming and water safety should be mandatory in all primary schools, YMCA Victoria has argued. Victorian children have the lowest water competency rates in Australia, the YMCA stated. Research by Life Saving Victoria shows that 1 in 3 children leave ...

There are pros and cons to the way early childcare influences behaviour in school. A national study has found that the length of time a child spends at a childcare centre in the first three years of life is associated with ...

A loss of confidence in public education has been driven by the acceptance of “myths” and “beliefs” emanating from the school systems in the US and UK, leading education expert Stephen Dinham argues. Amongst the top myths is the notion ...

High school students got hands-on experience with micro-controller devices when University of Tasmania computer and electronics experts held a workshop at a local campus. Year 9 and 10 students from Prospect High School in Tasmania recently joined staff and students ...

Last night Geoff McNamara and Brian Schiller were awarded with the 2014 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Excellence in Science Teaching. The teachers received their $50,000 prizes from Prime Minister Tony Abbott at a dinner in the great hall of Parliament ...

Young children could learn a second language by the time they reach primary school under a new state government plan. The Victorian Government has pledged to spend $5.4 million so that 4-year-old children can begin learning a second language at their local ...