A NSW MP has proposed a controversial move to extend school hours to 6pm. Millennial member for Ryde, Jordan Lane, was elected to his seat in NSW parliament in March and issued his maiden speech last week. He used his ...

High-fee private schools in Victoria will have their payroll tax exemption cut next year under a state budget measure announced last week.  The Andrews government announced it will remove the long-held payroll tax exemption from private schools with annual fees ...

A high school in Sydney’s outer southwestern suburbs has introduced a temporary mask mandate after a Covid outbreak, asking some year levels to study from home. Liverpool Girls High School (LGHS) made the announcement on Tuesday, revealing masks would be ...

Indigenous education and teacher workforce reforms were headline priorities funnelled into this year’s federal budget.  This week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down Labor’s second federal spend.  The government announced it will allocate $28b to Australian ...

The former business manager of a Melbourne high school who embezzled more than $400,000 from her employer in order to fund a rampant gambling addiction has been jailed. Frances Walshe, 65, was sentenced in the County Court of Victoria on Monday, ...

Nearly half of year 1 students in NSW schools are reading below their expected age level, according to results from the latest state phonics check. In 2022, almost 65,045 students participated in the mandated phonics screening check across over 1,643 ...

A newly graduated teacher can teach at the same level of quality as a colleague with over 20 years of experience in the classroom, according to new research. Recent research published in the Australian Education Researcher analysed 990 lessons taught ...

Students who gain university entry on a non-ATAR basis are twice as likely to drop out in their first year compared to other school leavers, new research shows. A recent report from the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) argued the ...

A former employee at one of Melbourne’s most prestigious schools has admitted she ripped off the school to feed her gambling habit. Frances Walshe, 65, pleading guilty in the County Court of Victoria on Thursday to pilfering more than $400,000 from Melbourne ...

A new campaign is set to shift the way we view the role of teachers in Australia by highlighting the realities of the profession in 2023. News Corp Australia – in partnership with ANZ, Teachers Mutual Bank, Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic ...