Peak bodies and associations have welcomed the establishment of a working group to address the needs of students with disabilities and special needs. The group will provide advice to government on immediate priorities and strategies to improve the educational experience ...

Australia has no excuse not to provide indigenous children with the best education possible yet it still seems unable to do so, Professor Mick Dodson has said. He was speaking at the University of Canberra where he was conferred with ...

A leading report on preventative health in Australia has concluded school-based drug programs are ineffective and should be dumped. The five year study led by Deakin University provided a blueprint for government spending on prevention and included school drug education ...

Despite the release of an independent review endorsing the ethics trial, the major political parties remain tight-lipped on the future of ethics classes in NSW public schools. A spokesperson for education minister Verity Firth said a decision would be made ...

NAPLAN and the focus on school performance is spurring the growth in private tuition and coaching colleges, an ER investigation has highlighted. Private tuition, Australia’s ‘shadow education system’, is estimated to be a $1 billion industry, but is without any ...

The push for enhanced pathways between school and university has intensified with the NSW Board of Studies announcing a new partnership with three universities, while the ACT implements new individualised student plans. Under NSW’s HSC University Pathways program, students who ...

The community’s obsession with protecting children from perceived hazards and danger could be hampering the development of their competence and skill. Without sufficient exposure to the world around them, children may not learn how to interact, explore or protect themselves ...

A new position statement on best-practice for children starting school aims to marry research from around the world with emerging innovative practice. The statement was developed at a recent conference hosted by Charles Sturt University and attended by 14 leading ...

Early high school leavers are up to 20 per cent less likely to report being in good health in later life than those with a tertiary education. Early school leavers are also statistically more likely to smoke, drink alcohol at ...

Criticisms and concerns have plagued the release of a new report suggesting religious schools produce students with more liberal and tolerant social attitudes and higher rates of civic participation. ‘The Rise of Religious Schools in Australia’, a new paper by ...