New data from the University Admissions Centre has shown that young men are less likely to achieve an ATAR than women and don't perform as well in their first-year university courses. According to Deakin University lecturer in education Piper Rodd, ...

The field of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is set to carry Australia into a bold new future of enhanced modernity. It is one of the fastest growing industries nationally, with exciting discoveries and opportunities awaiting those who choose ...

In August we learned that there were NAPLAN triumphs and concerns: overall, reading and numeracy were up, yet writing had declined. Now, with ACARA's release of the 2017 NAPLAN National Report, long-term demographic trends have come to light. Since 2008, Indigenous ...

Growing up, Josie*, 32, dreamed of being a marine biologist. Always a water baby, she learned to swim at 18 months of age. After that, it was hard to get her out of the water. Dolphins were her favourite animal. ...