NSW Health officials have issued an alert for a Woolworths in Sydney’s southwest after four new coronavirus cases were diagnosed in the past day. Meanwhile, a dying Victorian man has been allowed into the state to see his son.
More NSW high school students are enrolling in vocational training programs while completing their final years of education, new data reveals.
Hundreds of families were already buying up big in the state’s best regional towns in a bid to escape city life — but now with the shift to remote working the surge of Sydneysiders into country and coastal areas is set to skyrocket. SEE WHICH TOWNS ARE THE MOST POPULAR
An eastern suburbs private school has doubled down on its decision to punish Year 12 students by making them pick up rubbish at a local beach — despite a backlash from parents who say it is “humiliating”. DO YOU THINK THE PUNISHMENT WAS TOO HARSH? TAKE OUR POLL
School principals are begging authorities and corporations to do more to stamp out a dangerous addiction which has sky-rocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic and is pushing more and more teenagers to the brink of suicide.
The prestigious Shore school has issued a statement through a crisis management PR firm after end of Year 12 festivities prank urged students to spit on homeless people, assault strangers and kiss underage girls.
A top private school teacher has warned Year 12 students caught slacking off they may lose a spot already earned in university under early admissions schemes.
School leavers should not turn their nose up at traineeships in favour of university study, because on-the-job training backed up by learning the theory makes them more employable, experts say.
Parents and experts want a standard bullying code across all schools to stamp out policies that sees some schools stand tough on the issue while others allow it to fester. It comes as victims reveal the devastating impact bullying has had on their lives
Indigenous education experts welcomed the increase, saying vocational education — including both TAFE and private providers — is giving Indigenous children who did not do well at school a second chance.
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