The Albanese government is under fire about why they have dashed the hopes of a desperately needed Aboriginal school in Alice Springs. The criticism comes a month after plans for two other boarding schools in East Arnhem Land in central ...
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Haileybury Rendall School wins Australian regional school of the year
This year’s Australian Education Awards (AEA) celebrated high-performing schools, principals, department heads and teachers, showcasing their exemplary work in improving learning outcomes for young Australians. Shortlisted candidates for each category were invited to attend a black-tie gala in Sydney on ...
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Australians are up in arms over the results of the 2023 National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), raising a furore about the perceived substandard academic performance of young learners. The overwhelming concern is that one in three NSW ...
More »The importance of trauma-aware education
In my current role as CEO of Edmund Rice Education Australia Flexible Schools (EREA), I have seen first-hand the power of education to transform lives. I’ve also noticed that not all students fit neatly into mainstream school settings. Some have ...
More »Biggest cyber challenges facing schools in 2023
Australian schools are under pressure to protect student data amid an influx of new artificial technology tools and a rapidly developing social media landscape. Education Review spoke with Grok Academy's Lead Educator, Owen Brasier, to explore the greatest cyber challenges ...
More »‘Worth it’: Sydney school leaders start support group to upskill teachers
Two teachers in Sydney's northern beaches have joined forces to develop a networking program to help educators grow their careers and become highly accredited. Back in 2020, Avalon Public School deputy principal Bianca Howarth and Manly West Public School deputy ...
More »‘Best of both worlds’: Historic Brisbane school goes co-ed
After nearly one hundred years, an all-girls independent college in Brisbane has welcomed male students for the first time. Clayfield College, located in Brisbane's inner-north suburbs, had its first cohort of Year 7 male students walk through its doors in ...
More »Rural principal big on sustainability
A tiny school of three students in NSW has taken sustainability to the next level thanks to a young principal and a supportive community who came together after a statewide drought. "I wasn't always big on sustainability," Belltrees school principal ...
More »Meet the principal of Australia’s oldest public school
When Mick McCann first walked into Newcastle East Public School, he thought he was in Hogwarts. "I had no idea it was Australia's oldest school," the 52-year-old told Education Review. "I was walking around and saw the big gothic buildings, ...
More »Sydney private school students face $20 mullet fine
A Sydney-based private school will charge its students $20 to have their hair cut if they attend school with a mullet. The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that the all-boys private school informed parents last week that students with mullets, ...
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