Women may be better-educated but they're not being paid more. The latest gender equality scorecard from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has revealed that, on average, men earn over $26,000 more than women annually. This represents a wage gap of 22.4 per cent. ...

Entries are now open for a new round of grants that are aimed at improving digital literacy at 50 schools across the country. Teachers at all Australian primary and secondary schools are invited to get creative and submit a one ...

Is our education system failing high achievers? Experts say that's unfortunately the case. The Australian Council for Educational Research's Geoff Masters addressed the problem in his latest presentation – 'understanding and addressing the learning needs of our highest performing students' ...

The federal government has committed to backing a new initiative by school principals aimed at improving STEM teaching and leadership. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the STEM Leaders project would improve participation and engagement, and lead to better ...

Geordie Brown sat his last HSC exam on Friday. Last night, he faced a different, albeit similarly daunting ordeal: the QandA studio. The teen from Tamworth's Oxley High School was one of four high school panellists on the ABC program's ...

Interior designers and educators have met to discuss the future of Australia's learning spaces and the challenges facing the sector. Hayball designer of educational spaces, Lisa Horton, said the main challenges were less land space for schools and universities, and ...

Bringing science and engineering experts into schools could be key to engaging students in STEM subjects, experts say. Macquarie University STEM education lecturer Dr Anne Forbes has developed an educational model designed to make science subjects more exciting for primary ...

All eight seats have now been filled on the new National School Resourcing Board, which will be tasked with reviewing the distribution of education funding across Australia. Sitting on the board will be several education, finance and demography experts, including ...

A new literacy and numeracy program for remote students has received a boost, after the federal government allocated a further $4.1 million to the initiative. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham made the funding announcement after the release of ...

Some of Australia’s youngest coders converged on the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) headquarters to compete for the title of top coder this week. The 24 primary school students battling for supremacy on the day hailed from 41 ...