The recent discourse around banning social media platforms – particularly those that allegedly pose risks to privacy, national security and mental health – has escalated to a fever pitch. The Albanese government last Thursday introduced world-first legislation to enforce a ...

A new study has exposed the under-researched "silent cost" of educating students who are going through trauma at home that enters the school gates. A survey of 2285 educators and school staff has investigated the impact of Secondary Traumatic Stress ...

The NSW government is turning more single-sex high schools co-ed after hearing that most public school Sydney parents prefer a co-educational option, although some students and parents at the schools themselves disagree. Neighbouring schools James Cook Boys Technology High School ...

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) chief executive has resigned after a handful of VCE exams contained almost identical questions to sample cover sheets that had hidden questions written on them. Most recently, two sets of exams were compromised ...

The ACT is the most recent state to sign onto Jason Clare's Better and Fairer Schools Agreement, which will offer even more money to the territory's already fully-funded schools. It will become the first jurisdiction in Australia to achieve 102.5 ...

Many schools across the state are struggling with student numbers, student attendance and the ability to make learning relevant and fun. For a small independent school on the Mid North Coast, set up primarily to remove kids from the streets ...

Principals and community group leaders hiring inflatable equipment and rides for end-of-year celebrations are being warned to conduct safety checks, after WorkSafe found dangerous setups at two Melbourne schools. Victorian major event organisers have also been warned about their use ...

Early-bird school leavers favoured health courses for another year as admissions centres have revealed application and field of study data. NSW and ACT university admissions centre (UAC) data shows a health-related degree was the first preference for 26 per cent ...

The real problem forcing teachers out of the profession in Australia is rarely discussed in the media or other forums, yet it is those who have left the profession who can tell us the most about the issues. They have ...

A policy allowing Queensland schools to introduce four-day weeks could be scrapped, with the newly minted Education Minister saying the government had its own plans to address the teacher shortage. From this year, schools were given the option of moving to shorter weeks and ...