Inside the spiralling wait times for ADHD diagnosis
The Roumbos family are part of a rise of Australian parents trapped in limbo. Here they share how tough their reality is.
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Grieving family prepare for inquest into NT childcare centre death
The grieving parents of a little girl have released a heartbreaking photo of her, ahead of the coronial inquest into a fatal medical incident at a Top End childcare centre.
‘Heartbreaking’ reason why 483k Aussie kids are skipping school
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.
‘My kids haven’t been back to school since the Covid lockdowns’
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.
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56 family daycare centres in Victoria closed under emergency order
Authorities have ordered the interim closure of dozens of centres while compliance and sleep risk assessments are carried out following the death of a baby in Melbourne’s southeast.
Check your suburb: Where 65 kinders will be built, upgraded
Families will have access to 6500 new kinder spaces this year, with 65 centres opening after being built or undergoing upgrades. Search our interactive map to see all the new kinders near you.
Miles challenges Premier to ‘stand up’ to Education Minister after NAPLAN fail
Opposition Leader Steven Miles has slammed Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek who sensationally refused to guarantee the state’s NAPLAN data would improve over the next four years.
Listed: Where your child’s school ranks in results for maths
Find out where to send your child to get the best results in maths. Search the table.
$1000 for ADHD diagnoses in new Aussie class divide
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.
The top Qld state high schools where only one in three make the cut
Children as young as six are being tutored years in advance to get them ready for an education Hunger Games to secure a spot in one of the state’s top schools.
4000+ Aussie classrooms without a teacher amid surge in school violence
Schools have failed to fill thousands of teaching roles in time for term one amid a mass exodus of educators and growing incidents of violence. See how your state fares.
Experts reveal how to choose the best school for your child
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.
Experts reveal how to choose the best school for your child
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.
‘Fell in love with the kids’: Meet Australia’s most remote teacher
A French national raising her young family is one of the dozens of educators who have uprooted their lives to teach in some of the most remote, and underprivileged, schools on the planet.
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