South Australian state primary schools will see the addition of specialist autism teachers as part of the State Government's plan to support the inclusion of students on the spectrum.  The program is set to roll out from Term One next ...

An old school friend of King Charles from his time at a remote Victorian grammar school says “there’s no doubt” the monarch is fit to rule. Chas Armytage attended Geelong Grammar’s country campus Timbertop in the Victorian alps where, in 1966, the then-17-year-old Prince ...

A former parent of a student at one of Sydney’s most elite private schools says she is “not surprised” by the racist, homophobic and misogynistic group chat that was run by some of its students. Last week, screenshots from a ...

People have been left divided by NSW opposition's plan to ban mobile phones from state high schools, with experts calling for better digital education over a blanket ban. On Monday NSW opposition leader Chris Minns announced a blanket ban on ...

One Nation MLC Mark Latham has accused Education Minister Sarah Mitchell of using “political spin” to glaze over a hotbed issue in a northwestern NSW community. Earlier this month, Mitchell and Latham travelled to Walgett Community College in the state’s ...

Free sanitary products will be made available in West Australian secondary state schools to ensure girls don’t miss out on their education due to the costs of period items. The program is set to start at the beginning of Term ...

Early NAPLAN results have been delayed this year due to “unprecedented” rates of student absences caused by COVID-19, floods and the flu. The 2022 NAPLAN tests marked the final year of transition to online testing, with 4.3 million tests submitted ...

A large number of Australian adults are struggling with basic literacy skills, new research has revealed, with most agreeing that technology could have helped them overcome reading and writing difficulties while at school. Global technology education company Texthelp commissioned a ...

The Department of Education has revealed an investigation is still ongoing into how a radioactive rock ended up inside a high school science classroom in Sydney. In a letter sent out on August 18, Randwick Girls’ High School principal Lucy ...

The 2022/23 NSW state budget will include $1.2 billion to upgrade all NSW state school facilities. The maintenance operation will include gates, window and door repairs, painting, fencing and floor renewal. “We are delivering a record number of new and ...