Imagine being the principal of a school with just two students. But if that wasn't bad enough, imagine the school had a poor reputation, too. That was the predicament facing new acting principal Chris Burgess of Taradale Primary School, 100km ...

The Victorian Labor government will fund free dental care for primary and secondary students at government schools if it wins the next election – a move welcomed by health groups. Premier Daniel Andrews said his party would roll out 250 ...

Three strikes and bullies are out, if principals say so. That’s one of the tenets of Victorian leader of the opposition Matthew Guy’s answer to school bullying across the state. Guy’s office said the $15.3 million plan – which the ...

A $23.9 million state budget boost will improve road safety around Victorian schools. The funds will be used to extend the school crossing supervisor program, improve pedestrian crossings, and install electronic variable speed limit signs on high risk roads. "School crossings ...

Victoria already has them, but next month law professionals will convene to decide whether other Australian states need lawyers stationed in schools. The question will be the focus of discussion at the Community Legal Centres Masterclass in Brisbane on March ...

As the Australian population and school enrolments continue to grow, prebuilt modular classrooms may be the solution the education sector needs. This is the opinion of University of Melbourne researchers, who are currently working with BHA Project Management and the Victorian ...

Roghayeh (Rocky) Sadeghi is a year ten student at Northern Bay College in Geelong, Victoria. She is also a member of the Victorian Student Representative Council (SRC). In this capacity, she, together with her 14 fellow executive members, is pushing for students ...

Victorian state school teachers have come out in force with almost 40,000 going on strike, and in Queensland about 17 Catholic schools closed during an industrial dispute, while others ran with skeleton staff. Teachers at 171 of Queensland's 292 Catholic ...

Victorian teachers are hoping a deal giving pay increases to public servants will pave the way for their own negotiations. About 36,000 workers covered by the public service agreement will get 2.77 per cent average increases over four years, plus a one-off ...