ACT students who compete in swimming carnivals no longer have to take a proficiency test. In the newly-launched Swimming Pool and Water Park Based Aquatic Activities policy, the proficiency test has been lifted for carnivals, which are considered “structured activities,” ...
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WA push to raise non-government loans to $50m
The head of Catholic Education in Western Australia is backing a call for non-government schools to receive an increase in the annual loan pool to $50 million. By Aileen Macalintal. Dr Tim McDonald, director of the Catholic Education Office, said that ...
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The Federal government is increasing the pressure on state and territory governments to move on school funding. Federal Education minister Peter Garrett joined a protest at the Sydney office of NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell to demand the state government adopt ...
More »Vic parents to face fines for absent children
Victorian parents whose children miss school without a legitimate excuse may face a $70 fine in the wake of the state’s government’s plan to crack down on absentee students next year. Education Minister Martin Dixon said children need to be ...
More »Capital canteens starved of funding, says opposition
The ACT opposition has called on the government to bring forward the $1 million it promised to invest in school canteens, as it has emerged Canberra’s tuck shops are struggling to survive. In recent years, 16 school-run canteens in Canberra ...
More »Public support for Gonski ‘overwhelming’
The public’s attitude to the funding of Australian schools shows overwhelming support for the Gonski review, and opposition to further education cuts proposed by state governments, a new national poll has revealed. Nine out of ten Australians believe it is ...
More »Mum’s new career in special ed
When Sara Taylor was offered one week’s relief teaching in a special education classroom, little did she realise it was to shape the course of her career. That week turned into two years, but by the end of the first ...
More »NBN shows its worth
Reliable high-speed service delivered by the national broadband network is showing positive results at the schools it has reached. By Antonia Maiolo The NBN rollout is gaining momentum and already improving learning opportunities for school students, according to a study ...
More »Environmental help, ON TAP
A Sydney school has scrapped the sale of all bottled drinks, joining universities across the Eastern seaboard banning bottled water in the name of the environment. St Ignatius’ College Riverview has now replaced all drink vending machines and drinks sold ...
More »City kids revel in bush experience
A program developed by Murdoch University researchers is helping to keep Aboriginal culture alive for a small group of primary school pupils in Perth. Children from Southwell Primary School in Hamilton Hill have been involved in a trial of the ...
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