Yesterday was both nerve-wracking and exciting for Year 12 students across NSW who received their Admissions and Tertiary Entrance Rank (ATAR). Unlike the ‘good old days’ when students had to wait for the postie to deliver the all-important news, this ...
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Education Council commits to goals and actions for ‘the coming decade’
After the release of December’s disappointing PISA results, student achievement, teacher quality, curriculum content and quality-assurance measures were destined to be on the table at the Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration, which concluded on December 12. Here are some of ...
More »Researchers link high achievement to eating disorders in female students
Researchers at Monash University have found a link between academic performance and eating disorders among female students. The Australian-first study found that high-achieving female students who later developed eating disorders felt strong, positive emotions when they did well in their ...
More »Alice Springs Mparntwe Declaration replaces Melbourne Declaration at ‘tense’ Education Council meeting
The Morrison government will prioritise Indigenous students’ education and outcomes after releasing the Alice Springs Declaration on Wednesday. This year's meeting was particularly timely, given Australia's sliding international ranking results and the lack of a silver bullet to address the ...
More »PISA was a low point but we’re still a nation of inventors
Despite what we constantly hear about tests like PISA and NAPLAN, a national invention competition suggests Australian kids can still think creatively and solve pressing world problems. Recently, national finalists gathered at Taronga Zoo in Sydney to present their inventions ...
More »Joanna Barbousas on the decline in interest in teaching: Podcast
A recent Indeed report concluded that searches for teaching jobs declined in 2019, with some states recording sharp dips. This follows an article in The Conversation last year lamenting the drop in first-preference applications in teaching, as well as a ...
More »What’s going wrong? PISA results continue to slide in maths, science and reading
It was not expected that Australia’s results in the 2018 Programme for International Student Achievement (PISA) would be outstanding, but the fact that our students continue to slide down the ladder has sparked concerns from educators, politicians and industry groups. ...
More »Partnership helps make a difference in Indigenous literacy
Australia’s largest supplier of education resources to secondary schools has congratulated the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) for its tireless work in bolstering young Indigenous Australians’ literacy levels and engagement across remote parts of Australia. Campion Education partnered with ILF in ...
More »It’s true: Latest ACER research shows teaching is becoming more challenging
The sense that Australian teachers have been teaching increasingly diverse classrooms has been confirmed, according to a new report released from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). More specifically, the study concluded that Australian lower secondary schools and teachers ...
More »At least 50,000 youths missing from school system
Tens of thousands of young Australians have “disappeared” from the school system, a new report says. A University of Melbourne report brings to light the issue of Australians of compulsory school age who are not participating in an education program ...
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