Hundreds of teachers and school principals have hit out against proposed Queensland laws that would grant parents and students the right to appeal against short-term suspensions in public schools, warning changes would dramatically increase workloads of burnt-out school leaders. Education reforms ...

A number of education support systems for disadvantaged and vulnerable students in Queensland are to share in $288m in 'prevention' funds as part of the larger $446.6m Community Safety Package, announced in the June budget. For instance, the Queensland Pathways ...

Bellbird Park State Secondary College’s (BPSSC) foundation principal has won several elite education awards this year and credits his success to the team he has built around him. Michael West was named government school principal of the year at the ...

Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace announced a $10 million expansion to the Trade to Teach internship program on Tuesday - a pathway that allows tradies to put down the tools and teach their skills. The new $20 million scheme is ...

A new program aiming to improve literacy among boys by engaging them in topics they find interesting is currently being rolled out in schools across Queensland.  Called Literacy for Boys, the program focuses on topics including dangerous animals, extreme sports ...

There has long been consensus among literacy and education experts that Australian students’ writing abilities are eroding, with last year’s NAPLAN results for years 7 and 9 showing an average decline since 2011. Teachers, politicians and the media have all ...

Catch a wave, not chlamydia. That’s the advice Queensland Health is giving young adults during this year’s schoolies season. Chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young said while it is an exciting time of year for young Australians, the only thing ...

From April this year Australia will be home to a school built exclusively for children with autism. Josiah College in Queensland is expected to cater for more than 60 students in years two to 10, and is being carefully designed ...

A 2015 youth attitude survey showed that a quarter of young people think guys pressuring girls into sex is normal. A further 16 per cent of young people think that 'women should know their place'. Andrew Taukolo's not ok with that. "Growing ...

Distance education and other methods are being employed in Queensland to deal with the rising number of young people excluded from schools. By Aileen Macalintal Despite an increase in the number of students being excluded from Queensland schools the Department ...