‘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.
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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.
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.
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‘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.
Aussie states where teachers cash-in while pay gap explodes
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‘I couldn’t wait to leave my six-figure career’
Financial analyst Nicholas Cox says he knows his earning power is about to take a big hit. But he still can’t wait to become a teacher.
First look: Elite school to light up Empire with Pirates of Penzance
Toowoomba Anglican School students will be proving they’re the “model of a modern major-general” when the school’s production of the Pirates of Penzance kicks off this week.
The other ‘public health issue’ for our children besides social media
Consent education became mandatory for all schoolchildren in May 2023, now there are calls to also focus on porn literacy with rates of teens accessing explicit material a “public health issue”.
Top of the class: Why ace students were inspired to become doctors
Not only did Julia Rathie and Janithya Dharmawardhane both score ATARs above 99, they have also committed to medicine this year. Read about the special people who inspired them to become doctors
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