One Nation MLC Mark Latham has accused Education Minister Sarah Mitchell of using “political spin” to glaze over a hotbed issue in a northwestern NSW community. Earlier this month, Mitchell and Latham travelled to Walgett Community College in the state’s ...

Early NAPLAN results have been delayed this year due to “unprecedented” rates of student absences caused by COVID-19, floods and the flu. The 2022 NAPLAN tests marked the final year of transition to online testing, with 4.3 million tests submitted ...

A large number of Australian adults are struggling with basic literacy skills, new research has revealed, with most agreeing that technology could have helped them overcome reading and writing difficulties while at school. Global technology education company Texthelp commissioned a ...

The Department of Education has revealed an investigation is still ongoing into how a radioactive rock ended up inside a high school science classroom in Sydney. In a letter sent out on August 18, Randwick Girls’ High School principal Lucy ...

High schools around the country have banned mobile phones to ensure students' wellbeing and learning outcomes, yet research shows it does not provide the expected effect in the long term. Schools choosing to ban mobile phones often believe it will ...

A teenager from regional NSW who was bullied with homophobic taunts has been found not guilty of conspiring to murder his schoolmates after a judge found his disturbing diary entries were merely a window into his torment. The teenager, who ...

New research has detailed the health and safety impacts of period poverty on Australian high school students, with more than 60 per cent of teenagers reporting a lack of access to sanitary products. A joint report from the Queensland University ...

It’s not unusual for anyone’s mind to wander when they should be focused on something. This is even more difficult for students in a busy class with multiple potential distractions. So how long do you normally expect your students to ...

Gamified education could be one of the solutions to boost primary school students' interest in STEM subjects, a new study shows. According lead researcher associate professor Simon Leonard from the University of South Australia, games can help students understand and ...

Children who learn more new words before entering preschool are more likely to positively engage with others during their early education, new research has shown.  Using data from 895 four-year-olds, Ohio State University researchers examined kid’s vocabulary skills at the ...