A study of NSW kindergarten students released yesterday has provided evidence that social and emotional behaviours in children directly relate to school results later in life. The work was conducted by researchers from the University of New South Wales in ...

Perth’s Christ Church Grammar School will soon be home to Australia’s largest school solar powered system. Chairman John Poynton said the 670 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system was expected to save around $195,000 and also provide an example of effective clean ...

Internationally recognised high school mathematics teacher Eddie Woo has been selected to deliver this year’s NSW Australia Day Address. Premier Gladys Berejiklian made the announcement last week, and praised the Cherrybrook Technology High School teacher for transforming the way students ...

A new report details the benefits of outdoor youth programs and camping for primary and high school students, and aims to inform future decision-making on the topic. A study by the Outdoor Youth Programs Research Alliance (OYPRA), recently published in ...

Did you know that Australia now boasts one of the lowest teen drinking rates in the developed world? Prior to 1999, however, the opposite was true. A key reason for the radical, relatively abrupt shift? According to a Deakin University study ...

Melbourne’s first vertical public school is almost complete and will open in time for the start of Term 1. The new South Melbourne Primary School will cater for more than 500 students from Prep to Year 6, and was the ...

Did you know? 65 per cent of students will be employed in jobs that are not yet created? The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) skilled jobs grew at about 1.5 times the rate of ...

Queensland’s Park Lake State School will soon be the owner of the first Australian playground made entirely from recycled beauty products. Students won the $45,000 playground by participating in the national Garnier Recycled Playground Competition, which saw schools around the ...

Letting your children play video games these summer holidays may actually be a good idea – it could even point them towards a career in engineering. Games such as Minecraft have found their way into classrooms, and experts say their value ...

NSW public school’s have dominated this year’s HSC First in Course list, with 73 of 114 courses topped by public school students. Sydney Boys High School was the most successful public school on the list, earning eight First in Course ...