How students who flunk English, maths can still become teachers
A controversial tertiary diploma is fast-tracking dud students into teaching degrees amid concerns of “watering down” standards.
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How Qld university tripled its revenue
One source of revenue filled Queensland universities’ coffers for years – one even tripling revenue from the lucrative source in just five years. Then borders slammed shut.
Why southern students are flocking to Qld unis
A plunge in international students amid the coronavirus pandemic is being offset by increased interstate enrolments, as students look more seriously at the Sunshine State.
Foreign hackers’ all-out war on Qld universities
Queensland universities are battling daily cyber attacks – with QUT alone hit 600 times last year – including by a notorious Iranian unit.
Unis bend rules to help students get dream degree
School leavers who missed out on studying their dream degree at uni due to a low ATAR are being urged to take a back door path into uni.
ATAR: Sunshine Coast’s brightest students revealed
Some of the Sunshine Coast’s brightest students have shared their dreams for the future – from playing college tennis to becoming surgeons. HOW QLD SCHOOLS RATED
How 44,000 Yr 12s performed in ATAR
After a tumultuous final year hit hard by COVID-19, the class of 2020 have received their ATAR scores with 30 students achieving the highest possible score of 99.95.
‘Screams, crying’: Top ATAR students revealed
Queensland’s top students have been revealed with just 30 achieving the highest Australian Tertiary Admission Rank of 99.95 across the state.
Explained: How the new ATAR system works
It’s touted as superior to the overall-position system it replaces, but how does the Australian tertiary admission rank actually work?
How pandemic has affected state’s first ATAR year
The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact not necessarily on students’ academic performance, but their uni preferences.
Qld uni dishing out free iPads to students
A Queensland university is giving away new iPads, linen packs and even fridges to encourage students to live on campus.
144 uni staff axed just two weeks out from Christmas
A major Queensland university has confirmed 144 positions will be cut in a devastating blow to staff two weeks before Christmas.
Meet Qld’s female superstars of STEM
They’re blazing a trail for women in traditionally male-dominated fields – and their specialties are as fascinating as their stories.
UQ Chancellor survives free speech controversies
UQ’s Chancellor has been reappointed for five years despite a turbulent year of free speech controversy and the COVID-19 crisis.
Uni staff face axe as redundancies confirmed
One of the state’s top universities has confirmed 159 jobs will be made redundant amid a $36 million COVID-related restructure.
State cutting it fine on $5.6b deadline
The Queensland Government is yet to submit a plan for restarting this multibillion-dollar industry, as the deadline looms.
Griffith Uni looks forward with new power team
Griffith University has taken a major step towards staking a claim as one of the world’s leading educators in technology and data with a range of new appointments and changes at the top.
Big bucks after uni: Who’s earning more than a lawyer
These are the lucrative degrees attracting Australian students with starting salaries as much as a law graduate – or more. Search the list here.
Shock salaries reveal women paid less than men in first job
Bosses have been branded “unfair” for paying young women less than men in their first job, with a boys’ club bonus. See how your salary compares.
Worst universities ranked: Which will get Qld students a job
Students at regional universities in Queensland are more likely to land a job than graduates from prestigious institutions. See the list and how they compare.
More young Aussies rely on bank of mum and dad
New data has revealed why anxious young Australians are not flying from the family nest, and are now three times more likely to be living with their parents than be married.
China’s uni influence ‘grave threat to democracy’
Australia’s universities can’t be trusted to police themselves when it comes to threats to free speech, according to suspended student activist Drew Pavlou.
Tax cuts to sail through as uni fees set to double
Tax cuts for 11 million Australians and business are set to sail through the Senate today, bringing cuts of up to $5490 for families and $2745 for singles a step closer, while university fees for arts degrees are all but certain to double.
Uni forced to act after COVID-19 cheating spike
One of Queensland’s top universities has defended its decision to hold exams on campus after a huge increase in ‘academic misconduct’ after tests were held online last semester because of COVID-19.
Banned activist’s wild plan to get back on campus
Drew Pavlou will run for UQ Union president in a bid to get back on the university senate. But all is not as it seems.
Explained: Everything you need to know about ATAR
Queensland students will this year sit “external” exams for the first time in almost 50 years. This is how schools are preparing students for the new system.
The uni courses being taken over by foreign students
International students account for more than 80 per cent of some of Queensland’s most popular university courses, figures reveal. FIND OUT WHICH COURSES ARE MOST IMPACTED
Queensland’s 20 most popular uni courses
The top 20 Queensland university courses have been revealed with two of the state’s rival institutions fighting it out for the most popular degree. SEE THE FULL LIST.
The shockingly low OP required for a teaching degree
Lax admission standards for teaching degrees in Queensland have been slammed, with an education expert calling the low OP required “really disappointing” and accusing universities of not treating the issue as “seriously as they should”.
Full list of OP cut-offs for every Qld uni course revealed
Thousands of Queensland school leavers’ dreams have been realised, with university offers released today. But those who have missed out are urged not to fret, with more offer rounds to come. Did you make it in? SEE THE FULL LIST OF OP CUT-OFFS
State’s most popular uni course emerges as offers issued
Thousands of Queensland school leavers will today find out if they will study at university this year, with more than 5000 offers to be issued
Why unregistered teachers are working in Qld schools
Nearly 100 university students were ticked off early to teach Queensland kids and the union is concerned that number could be on the rise.
QLD’s most popular university courses revealed
With 10,000 Queenslanders having received a university place in the first round of offers, analysis has revealed the Top 20 most popular courses. SEE THE FULL LIST
Apprenticeship numbers plummet
In a sign of a worsening skills crisis in Queensland, the number of young people completing apprenticeships has plunged by more than 20 per cent since Annastacia Palaszczuk came to power, new data reveals
10,000 university offers out today
More than 10,000 Queensland school leavers will today find out where they’ll be heading in 2020, as universities release first-round offers.
Unis move to future-proof students
With 85 per cent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 still yet to be invented, universities have a new focus on transferable skills and preparing students for rapid change.
Rise in jobs that don’t require a degree
Australia’s obsession with university is subsiding, with fewer employers and school leavers seeking out degrees. SEE THE DEGREE-FREE CAREERS AND THEIR PAY
Cyber hack prompts university overhaul
Australian universities are acting to combat the threat of “unprecedented levels” of foreign interference.
Palaeontology degree breaks new ground
Fossil hunters are digging the only degree of its kind in Australasia, studying alongside a university team with expertise spanning the past 400 million years of life on Earth.
‘No-brainer’ training path lets you earn and learn
Earning while learning is not just for tradies, with many companies across Australia offering free training and qualifications from certificate II to diploma level.
One in four say uni was a mistake
Widespread dissatisfaction with universities has been laid bare in a new survey, with graduates saying they are not being taught the right skills and they should have chosen vocational training instead.
Experts say ATAR system should be scrapped
As Queensland students prepare to transition to a new university admission system, education gurus have slammed it as flawed and outdated.
Uni whose graduates get paid the most
For the third year running this Queensland university leads the nation in median starting salary of graduates.
What graduates really want from first job
Thousands of uni students will be looking to enter the labour market once their exams finish at the end of November, but salary won’t be their top priority when choosing a job.
It’s time to stop thinking uni is for everyone
The Federal Government will work to end a decades-long push to get more students into university at the expense of vocational education and trades, amid a gaping shortage of workers in traditional blue collar occupations.
ATAR ‘dead within a decade’
ATAR is too narrow a measure of a graduate’s preparedness for further study or work, says the head of the SA Education Department.
What to study for a healthy job outlook
Health-related degrees are more likely to lead to employment than others, amid forecasts 250,300 more healthcare and social assistance jobs will be created between 2018 and 2023.
Why Aussies wish they had traded up
Almost a quarter of Australians would train in a trades or services role if they could “go back to high school and start again”, while less than a third would opt for uni.
Bachelor gets uni students hot for science
The powers that be have been trying to get people interested in science and maths careers for years — all they really needed was a sexy, single astrophysicist on TV.
Australia’s booming overseas student number revealed
Australia’s intake of foreign students is up to seven times larger than other nations, making it one of the highest in the world, a new report has found.
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