One hundred and twenty-eight NSW teens celebrated ranking first in their final exam subjects on Wednesday, surrounded by their teachers and families. NSW Deputy Premier Prue Car congratulated the HSC top achievers at the University of Western Sydney's Parramatta campus. ...
More »ATAR results released this week
Victorian students woke to the sound of the ATAR alarm yesterday morning as their senior exam results were released from 7am, before the rest of the year 12 students in Australia who will receive their final marks in the coming ...
More »Authors, poets and illustrators trolled in the wake of HSC
Authors, illustrators and poets featured in this year’s Higher School Certificate (HSC) English exams are to be given additional support following online abuse and trolling from some year 12 students in former years. The 2023 HSC kicked off with written ...
More »We asked around about early offers
Universities and tertiary admissions centres are allowing year 12 students across Australia to apply for – and accept – course offers to university before they sit their final exams, complete year 12, and receive their ATAR. Critics of early university ...
More »Schools and fire risks from early season heat
Over 20 south coast schools closed on Tuesday ahead of end-of-year exam season after the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued a heatwave warning for NSW on Monday afternoon, as temperatures were not due to fall below 18°C for next three ...
More »Education expert weighs in on NSW maths curriculum overhaul
A major redesign of the NSW curriculum intends to channel more students into advanced and extension HSC mathematics courses. A single ‘core’ unit will replace the decade-old three-tiered course structure in years nine and 10. The new structure aims to ...
More »“The evidence is sketchy”: WA Education Minister on unconditional offers
Western Australia's Minister for Education Tony Buti has made it clear to universities he does not appreciate their lack of transparency in handing out unconditional early entry offers to secondary students. The minister expressed his skepticism in parliament on August ...
More »Haileybury gets green light for NT’s first private online school
Haileybury Rendall School (HRS) in Darwin has received approval from the Northern Territory government to open its virtual classrooms in 2024 – becoming the first private online school in the territory. Haileybury Pangea Online ‘Pangea’ offers access to top-tier schooling ...
More »Teachers ask for legislation to regulate AI into Australian curriculum
The first public hearing for an inquiry into the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the Australian education system was held in Canberra at Parliament House on Wednesday, and is to be the first of many to decipher AI's ...
More »‘Unfair advantage’: Principal’s warning as kids skip school to study
Sydney students are going to extreme lengths to get ahead in this year’s HSC exams with reports some are skipping school to cram in more study time at home. Sydney Boys High School principal Kim Jaggar has written to parents ...
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