Public schools across NSW have been put on notice to drastically boost students’ academic performance and attendance rates, with the Minns government today unveiling 16 ambitious new targets to arrest rapidly declining marks.
A national survey of parents has uncovered sky-high rates of bullying – and heaped pressure on governments to take a national approach to tackle the harmful behaviour.
Across Australia, young kids are going to school riddled with anxiety and fear over what insidious bullying could await them after entering the school gates. These are their stories.
The results of a study into links between students’ NAPLAN results, screen time and mental health could make their mark across state borders, with state and federal officials urging the rest of Australia to pay attention.
Bigger isn’t always better, academic results for Australia’s largest schools show. See how your school fares against those with thousands of students.
2GB host Ben Fordham has slammed a student walkout as “first world problems” as hundreds of furious high schoolers left their classrooms in a bid to save their senior campus.
‘Embarrassingly’ few Australian kids know enough about our democratic institutions and their own civic duty, new national testing reveals. Take the quiz yourself to see how you’d stack up.
A new report has revealed Australian students’ understanding about our political system and democratic principles has dropped to the lowest level in two decades. Test yourself.
Find out where to send your child to get the best results in maths. Search the table.
Mums and dads of Australia have had their say in the Great Parent Survey of 2025. Stay tuned for the fascinating results …
A consistently remarkable southwest Sydney high school credits another year of NAPLAN success to a particular teaching style – and students’ ability to dream big.
The top performing New England schools in NAPLAN have been revealed for 2024. Did your local school make the list?
Clarence Valley’s top performing NAPLAN schools for 2024 have been revealed. Did your local school make the list?
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has weighed in on the rights of pro-Palestine student protesters on university grounds.
The Education Minister wants to see more uni crests than ‘golden arches’ popping up in Western Sydney, pouring money into new study hubs to connect locals with higher education.
The annual art exhibition which shows some of the most outstanding and exemplary artworks across NSW by HSC visual arts students has opened. Meet the students and see their amazing works.
One of Australia’s newest tech billionaires is funnelling $100 million into the University of Sydney to put his name on a scholarship program bigger than any previous philanthropic gift.
The boss of a northwest Sydney preschool found guilty of failing to protect children from harm, after a baby was found unresponsive in a cot and later died, has successfully appealed a conviction.
A beloved northwest Sydney childcare facility that’s been around for more than 60 years is set an overhaul after asbestos and faulty framework were uncovered.
Sydney’s southwestern ‘childcare desert’ suburbs are getting three new day care centres. See which suburbs will benefit – and why.
New laws to increase the salary of early childhood educators will be introduced to parliament this week with the aim of boosting pay by 10 per cent by Christmas, with another 5 per cent next year.
HSC students have been accused of “cheating” after revealing they pay tutors to write their essays, and use AI bots and detection programs to ace exams. Here’s what parents need to know.
HSC students have revealed the extent of a prescription-drug black market plaguing schools, as students scramble for a quick fix solution before exams start. Here’s what parents need to know.
Childcare inquiries in Australia have reached ‘record-breaking’ levels since the government’s new rebate, but there is a worrying downside.
Experts have revealed the simple things parents can do to get their children school ready, as a new report reveals which kids fall behind.
New figures have revealed a growing problem for NSW public schools, ringing alarm bells over the future funding of schools.
Want to set up your child’s future? Here’s the top thing they should study – and the best NSW schools for teaching it.
Parents can buy kids the best chance for higher school marks if they secure an ADHD diagnosis, a leading expert says, but most aren’t so lucky.
As Australia stares down the barrel of a looming pilot shortage, more than a hundred NSW university students are taking to the skies in brand new, state-of-the-art training aircraft.
The Education Minister “hopes” converting many of the state’s single-sex schools to co-educational ones will turn around declining enrolments in the public education system. Today, four schools made that leap.
An estimated 1.25 million children in NSW will be back at school on Thursday, but for those just starting out, here’s what their futures might look like by the year 2038.
Police called to schoolyard fights, parents screaming in classrooms and allegations of AI-generated porn – schools are in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Submit your stories.
The NRMA is calling on the NSW government to conduct audits of the state’s most dangerous school zones after almost 27,000 speeding fines were handed out in five locations alone.
The inner city Catholic school once attended by the Prime Minister has welcomed girls through its gates for the first time in decades – and there’s already a waitlist for next year.
While teacher vacancies have reached a new low, schools are still struggling to fill hundreds of roles ahead of the first day of term, and Western Sydney has been hit hardest.
Children in Sydney’s “forgotten suburb” will now have a place to learn, after workers worked around the clock, in torrential rain and blistering heat, to complete Box Hill Public School.
University students who are victims of anti-Semitic attacks, sexual violence, racism and other injustices on campus will now be able to submit their complaints to a new National Student Ombudsman.
As more than four million Australian students get set to return to the classroom, tutors are already getting booked up fast with pupils keen to get a head start on their learning.
It’s a classroom configuration some school teachers still describe as “outdated”, but here’s why one of Australia’s leading behaviour experts believes there’s something to learn from the Victorian era of education.
As kids head back to school, here’s why you can forget about cutting their fruit into decorative shapes and their sandwiches into smiley faces.
As millions of Australian students prepare to return to the classroom, some schools are already preparing to open their gates to future families. Here’s how to find the right school for your children.
As millions of Australian students prepare to return to the classroom, some schools are already preparing to open their gates to future families. Here’s how to find the right school for your children.
TAFE NSW has cut a fashion design course, leaving students in limbo, struggling with their mental health and questioning their career choices.
A shocking number of NSW motorists have confessed to driving recklessly around schools and being distracted by their phone at the drop-off, amid a generational shift in the average school commute.
Public schools in Australia are facing chronic staff shortages but not everyone is prepared to pay up to fill the vacancies. See where wages are best (and where they’re not).
Wednesday’s train chaos has already sparked fears schoolchildren could soon be caught in the crossfire in the war between the rail union and state government, as a new deadline looms to resolve the dispute.
The Harbour City is the single most expensive place in Australia to put your child through school – even in the public system – new research reveals. Here’s how much you’ll need to budget for 13 years of education.
A small group of students at one of Sydney’s priciest private schools are the guinea pigs in an educational experiment – can Aussie students master the British A-Levels, and avoid the HSC’s scaling sting in the process?
A current student of elite inner-west private school Newington College is suing his school over its decision to introduce girls, while parents have moved to launch a class action over what they claim was “deceptive” conduct.
University students enrolled in the most challenging degrees with reduced ATARs are scoring marks only a few points below the rest of the intake, new figures reveal. See the results.
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