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 ...

Teaching students' abstract reasoning skills can help improve their literacy and numeracy results, an education expert said. As part of a two-year project, around 180 Year 5 and 6 Victorian school students were taught how to solve puzzles with different ...

Are you feeling stressed, physically unwell, and dragging your feet to enter the classroom? you might be experiencing back-to-school blues, a psychology expert said. University of Queensland Professor of Clinical Psychology Vanessa Cobham said feeling gloomy at the beginning of ...

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 ...

Maths anxiety has become a growing issue in Australian classrooms, driving students’ numeracy results down, an education expert has said.  USyd Lecturer in Mathematics Education Dr Benjamin Zunica said maths anxiety is a fear of negative repercussions of not knowing ...

A focus on communication and more diverse classroom responsibilities will be among the top concerns for Australia's educators' in 2023, according to former principal and education expert Adam Voigt. After two years of online classes and a recent transition into ...

NSW students were able to access their HSC results early after an IT glitch on the New South Wales Education Standards Authority website inadvertently released students’ marks. On Saturday morning, between 8 and 10 am, a small group of students ...

A wellbeing expert has urged educators to take care of their mental health during the school holidays.  According to coach and director at Teacher Wellbeing Daniela Falecki, 2022 has been a “crazy” year that has left educators and school staff ...

A multi-million dollar package to address rising teacher supply shortages in Western Australian schools has been labelled “desperate” by the state’s education union. The WA government’s $9.6 million initiative to address teacher shortages would see early-career teachers sent into state ...