A professor is being investigated for alleged hate speech by two Sydney universities after saying “Jews should feel uncomfortable”, while pointing to a Jewish student at a pro-Palestine rally at UTS.
The proportion of trainee teachers failing an essential literacy test has nearly doubled since 2016, with NSW university students seeking out tutors and AI tools to help them pass. See if you can ace the test.
The Catholic school sector has revealed how much school fees would be if state and federal funding was removed. For one school it would mean a huge increase.
One of northwest Sydney’s newest suburbs is set to receive a new primary school as the demand for more education facilities continues to grow.
Wilbur Groth went from a happy, energetic kid with lots of friends to nervous, anxious and struggling to attend school.
Young men aren’t talking about their struggles, says Ben Searle as he lifts the lid on the loneliness he felt in his darkest days.
Gen Alpha are about to enter the workforce and they are going to make Gen Z seem like a breeze. Here’s why…
Bridie Cocks’s funeral attracted over 700 friends and family who are still in shock at why help wasn’t available when she so desperately needed it.
Paul Kidson spent 27 years as a teacher and school principal – one complaint persisted with teachers about the way we educate our children.
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?
Australian universities have been ranked in a new global list. See which university performs the best in each subject.
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.
Childcare advocates have welcomed Labor’s plans to build more childcare centres for those in need and to make it easier for parents to access cheaper childcare.
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.
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.
There’s also an additional 80,000 “ghost children” who have completely vanished from the education system. This mum-of-two shares why she can’t get her son back in the classroom.
Mum of three Billie-Jo Johnson says lockdown ‘broke her kids’ and five years on, she still can’t get them back to school. She’s hardly alone.
Students taking part in the NAPLAN tests today have been grappling with technical issues, with some systems going offline for about 30 minutes.
The mind boggling and frankly bizarre rules and regulations that our teachers were subjected to in the past have been laid bare.
An education department has responded after a new state government-funded welcome sign bearing an ironic typo was installed.
Competitive parenting is on the rise and it comes at a cost, according to experts.
A “well-intentioned” trend is leaving children anxious, burnout and emotionally-drained, warns a leading wellbeing expert and a top educator.
This teen movie staple is trending in school yards across the nation with unexpected health and social consequences.
Justine has enough on her plate with five daughters, but says the disappointing truth about “healthy” tuck shop options doesn’t make life any easier.
Only one in 50 Australian families have made the same call as the Elachis but they say it’s been a lifesaver.
New data shows a mammoth number of Aussie kids are seeking help from a counsellor or psychologist – but an SA principal has a simple solution.
Aalia begged and begged for a smartphone. Her parents gave in only to watch their child slip away so they decided to take screens out of the equation altogether.
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.
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.
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