The NSW Education Department has advised that temporary school closures could still be needed if COVID-19 cases are detected in schools, after announcing Sydney students will commence a staggered return to face-to face learning from October 25.  Closures will be ...

An analysis of the NSW Department of Education’s Annual Report for 2020 has found that the state is not meeting standards it set for itself, and is falling short in areas including HSC results, the proportion of graduating students, wellbeing, ...

A NSW Department of Education program that teaches students in Years 3-12 how to combat racism has been slammed by the director of the Foundations of Western Civilisation Program at the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA). Dr Bella d’Abrera has ...

Three schools in the Illawarra region of NSW will now have their own academy of STEM excellence under the NSW Department of Education’s STEM Industry School Partnerships (SISP) Program. The Illawarra Academy will be based at three local high schools ...

Unlike Victoria and the ACT, New South Wales is yet to formally close schools, although students are encouraged to stay at home, especially if they are sick. As Education Review reported on Tuesday, this decision – backed by PM Scott ...

Teaching union officials have expressed concern that school shutdowns in NSW could lead to learning inequalities as some students will have access to better technology than others. The warning comes after the NSW Department of Education announced that virtual classrooms ...

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has applauded the parliamentary inquiry into NSW's school performance, headed by committee chair Mark Latham, after its release this week. Speaking to smh.com.au ahead of the SMH Schools Summit, she said: “I applaud the committee for ...

Weeks have gone by since students across the country received their ATAR results, and many have already been offered places at university and accepted them. However, a large number of former students will be pursuing other options – such as vocational ...

Yesterday was both nerve-wracking and exciting for Year 12 students across NSW who received their Admissions and Tertiary Entrance Rank (ATAR). Unlike the ‘good old days’ when students had to wait for the postie to deliver the all-important news, this ...

Having been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, Samwise Holmes's high school years were characterised by relentless bullying, constant feelings of isolation and even having his head flushed down a toilet. But being subjected to such extensive and cruel bullying didn't defeat ...