Robots were in abundance at Sydney Olympic Park over the weekend, as students participated in the FIRST Robotics Competition Australian Regionals. A total of 22 international teams and 52 Australian teams went head to head on Saturday, after spending six-weeks ...

Many Australian parents are out of their depth when it comes to their children's homework, new research has revealed. Commissioned by Firefly Learning, the new survey gathered data from more than 1,000 parents and 500 school aged children, to conclude ...

More than 1000 students from 32 high schools will congregate at Sydney Olympic Park for the Science and Engineering Challenge this week. The annual event is part of a national competition run by the University of Newcastle, and aims to ...

Construction of Victoria's first vertical school is now complete, with 160 students now settling in for term one. Located on a compact inner urban site of just over 0.5 hectares on Ferrars St, South Melbourne, the six-level building will eventually house ...

Coding opportunities are now out of this world, and high school students from every state will soon code robots in space for free. Young space-enthusiasts across the country will have the opportunity to control NASA robots inside the International Space ...

Queensland schoolgirls will be able to wear shorts instead of skirts with the government to bring the state's uniform policy into the modern age. Education Minister Grace Grace says she'll change the policy to formally allow girls who attend state ...

Adventurer Bear Grylls, of Man vs. Wild fame, was first praised, then scorned for his 'tough guy' persona. All the while, most people hadn't heard of Megan Hine. The fair-skinned, doe-eyed fellow Brit was once described by Grylls as "stronger than 99 per ...

Australian Mathematical Science Institute's newest ambassador has issued a call for girl power in STEM subjects and careers. Choose Maths Careers Ambassador and Swinburne Associate Professor, Alan Duffy, was seated on a panel at the Choose Maths International Women's Day ...

When you picture a typical opera-goer, you wouldn't imagine a chubby-cheeked, gap-toothed primary schooler. But that's who is currently privy to the trills and melodrama of Opera Australia performers. The company's 20th annual Schools Tour program is bringing cultural glee to Kindergarten to ...

"Bleeding in your underwear can be a good thing," said no-one, ever, until recently. As far back as 1988, however, period underwear – which negate the need for additional female sanitary products – were being developed. Now, brands like Thinx ...