Research from South Australia’s universities has found that 51 per cent of school leavers have trouble deciding on what to study at university. The study, supported by the federal Department of Education, surveyed year 12 students from 67 high schools ...

It’s a common move for year 12 students to take easier mathematics courses in order to maximise their ATAR. Now, an expert from the University of Sydney warns this practice could become commonplace in English, thanks to the reforms of ...

Start-ups are eyeing education as the industry to make money from, and the EduGrowth accelerator has announced the first five companies it will be helping do just that. The start-ups selected are: PrevYou – an online school for tertiary students ...

The NSW Higher School Certificate syllabus has been reformed for the first time in 20 years, with a focus on giving students the skills they need to thrive after they leave school. In English, HSC students will complete a mandatory ...

Mathspace, an Australian education technology start-up, has extended its reach into the schools of Hong Kong, continuing a period of rapid expansion for the company. Mathspace was selected by the Hong Kong government’s education technology arm, HKEdCity, as the digital ...

Technology can be good for teachers, if they know how to use it. Otherwise it’s a perennial frustration for the teacher, and an impediment to learning for the student. That’s why Michelle Michael, acting principal of Gymea Bay Public School ...

In what was likely the best school excursion ever, 18 students from Perth’s Kent Street Senior High School got to fly over Antarctica for a science field trip. Accompanying them for the 12-hour flight was their teacher Suzy Urbaniak, who ...

With 8 out of 10 children who receive a cancer diagnosis surviving the illness, a researcher has identified that more needs to be done to support these children when they go back to school. Anne Gaunt, a master of education ...

Australia’s education ministers “must come to their senses” and work out reforms to close the growing divide between rich and poor schools, a former Productivity Commission economist turned public school advocate has said. Trevor Cobbold, national convenor of Save Our ...

In an unsurprising finding, a German study has concluded that students who find maths to be fun are better at it. This reinforces recent calls from experts, including Western Sydney University’s associate professor Catherine Attard, that making maths fun is key ...