New research has found that vaping cannabis is on the rise among teens in Canada and the US, and experts believe a similar rise could be on the cards for kids in Australia. Research by the University of Queensland found ...

Rapid antigen tests could soon be rolled out at high schools across NSW in a bid to reduce disruption. A pilot program will begin in Albury next week, with staff and students required to test themselves twice a week with the ...

As teachers across Australia get set to celebrate World Teachers’ Day tomorrow, educators and community members are being asked to post a photo of themselves on social media to thank teachers and look towards the “bright future of teaching”. The ...

A billboard truck with the message “you will not silence our pain” was parked outside a Sydney private school after a judge quashed a man’s conviction for punching a woman and calling her a “sl*t”. Knox Grammar graduate Nick Drummond successfully appealed ...

China is currently the top-ranked country in the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) ranking, an amazing achievement for a country sustaining 1.4 billion people and and large swathes of agricultural land where education is not a priority.   So ...

The NSW Education Department has advised that temporary school closures could still be needed if COVID-19 cases are detected in schools, after announcing Sydney students will commence a staggered return to face-to face learning from October 25.  Closures will be ...

The first large scale study of the school outcomes of children hospitalised with chronic illnesses has found they are three times more likely to fall behind than their peers. The study, from UNSW Sydney and University of Sydney, looked at ...

The ACT is the only jurisdiction in Australia where there has been an average annual fee increase at private schools this year, despite the significant effect of COVID-19 on the Australian economy. Data contained in the EdStart School Fees Report ...

The release of the 2021 National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) summary information has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has not significantly affected students’ literacy and numeracy achievement on average at the national level. Additionally, the Australian Curriculum, ...

Young people given priority access to the Pfizer vaccine in Sydney’s 12 local government areas of concern can now book their appointments. People aged 16-39 living in Bayside, Blacktown, Burwood, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Georges River, Liverpool, Parramatta, Penrith and ...