Sydney's Cranbrook school has enlisted the chair of a lower North Shore girls’ school to investigate claims of a toxic culture, and allegations its ex-headmaster didn't disclose a teacher’s sexual misconduct to the school’s council. Cranbrook's council president Geoff Lovell ...

A culture of secrecy and cover-ups inside Victoria’s Department of Education let pedophile teachers abuse scores of children over more than three decades, a damning new report has found. The Board of Inquiry chair, Kathleen Foley, released her report into historical child sexual abuse ...

Two public high schools in Sydney’s southwest have become the latest NSW schools to go co-ed. On Monday, families at Liverpool Boys High School and Liverpool Girls High School were informed the two neighbouring campuses will merge into one brand-new co-ed school, with capacity ...

The Cranbrook School council has hit back at claims made in Monday night's ABC Four Corners program, that the school has a history of sexual abuse and misconduct among staff and students, declaring that it handles disputes with “care and confidentially” ...

Asbestos-tainted compost may have been used at a top Queensland private school and a dog park, with urgent testing underway to determine if the soil has come from a contaminated stockpile. Authorities are still racing to identify how much contaminated compost has ...

Although national education trends show women overall earn less than men in private schools, some have pay gaps in favour of women. Recent data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) for the first time shows how much private ...

A scathing report produced by the Australian Education Union (AEU) found five top private schools spent more money on capital works than governments did for 3,372 public schools, over half the public schools in the country, in 2021. It also ...

Victorian primary schools are moving away from streaming students according to ability amid fears it is doing more harm than good, and is damaging to students self-esteem and wellbeing. Northcote Primary School in Melbourne's inner city is leading the way, with parents ...

Education festival EduTECH announced yesterday that it has secured Sal Khan, chief executive officer of Khan Academy, as the keynote speaker at its August congress and expo. "This exclusive appearance marks a significant highlight for EduTECH," said Rita Nehme, the ...

Total school enrolments across Australia have reached a record high as a result of the increased number of full-fee paying overseas students. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), total school enrolments reached a record high of 4,086,998 across 9629 ...