Students and parents of those who attend Newington College in Sydney rallied outside the prestigious school grounds last Wednesday to protest the school council's decision to go co-ed. The 160-year-old school in Stanmore, that charges annual fees of $42,201 for ...
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Govt officially increases public school funding
The federal government committed to increasing its share of public school funding from 20 per cent to 22.5 per cent on Tuesday – a $3bn per year investment and the biggest funding shakeup in more than a decade. To receive ...
More »Brisbane teacher faces grooming charges
A Brisbane high school teacher alleged to have groomed a 15-year-old has been committed to stand trial – but her lawyer says the boy disagrees that he was taken advantage of. Chelsea Jane Edwards, 29, was a sports co-ordinator at Indooroopilly State High School and living on ...
More »Schools asked to watch for signs of forced marriage
The Australian Federal Police are calling on schools to watch for signs of child exploitation and forced marriage as children head back to school. Police said those who are closest to school-aged children, such as teachers, carers and students, are ...
More »‘Nerding out’ at Grok Academy’s computer camp
In the second week of January, 160 year 11 and 12 students gathered to learn about coding, cryptography, cyber security and generative artificial intelligence at ed-tech charity Grok Academy's school holidays computer science camp. Designed to address Australia's tech skills ...
More »NSW class of 2023 first in course celebrated
One hundred and twenty-eight NSW teens celebrated ranking first in their final exam subjects on Wednesday, surrounded by their teachers and families. NSW Deputy Premier Prue Car congratulated the HSC top achievers at the University of Western Sydney's Parramatta campus. ...
More »ATAR results released this week
Victorian students woke to the sound of the ATAR alarm yesterday morning as their senior exam results were released from 7am, before the rest of the year 12 students in Australia who will receive their final marks in the coming ...
More »Wages cap officially banned in NSW
An industrial relations reform bill that will see the official abolition of wage caps in NSW passed Parliament last Friday, along with other reforms to improve working conditions in the public sector. The new laws hope to offer a more ...
More »Brisbane student named Young Historian of the Year
A year 12 student from Brisbane Grammar School has been named Young Historian of the Year after his essay won the National History Challenge. Isaac Robinson's essay and video titled 'The Collapse of the USSR' was submitted under this year's ...
More »‘Get educated, Chris Minns’: Students skip school to march for Palestine
Hundreds of school students across Sydney skipped school to march in solidarity for Palestine on Friday afternoon. Echoes calling for an end to the bombardment of Gaza and 'free Palestine' were chanted, whooped, and cheered in Sydney's Town Hall. High ...
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