Education

Australian 15-year-olds’ skills in reading and maths have plunged to their worst level since international tests began, while science scores have stagnated.

Hidden passageways and secret rooms — this is how clandestine schools in Afghanistan are defying the Taliban’s rule to continue educating girls beyond primary school.

The youngest black professor ever hired at Cambridge University quit today over accusations that raised questions about modern standards in academia.

Parents across Australia are being forewarned that students’ results from national writing tests may have been affected by technical disruptions which marred the first day of testing earlier this year.

Pauline Hanson’s crackdown on international students could make it harder for everyday Australians to get an Uber, even if it eased the rental crisis.

The Albanese Government will provide $18.2 million over four years to prevent technology failures from marring NAPLAN tests

A major cybersecurity breach has compromised the personal data of tens of thousands of Australian students across schools and universities – leaving institutions scrambling.

Fees are rising well beyond inflation and a big price tag doesn’t necessarily equal superior academic results but parents are still willing to pay up. Here’s why private schools are popular.

More than 20 schools and preschools have been closed after traces of asbestos were detected in the sand.

Education ministers from around the country will on Friday get their first look at a proposed anti-bullying national standard and resources to support the social media ban for under-16s.

Confronting footage has captured a lecturer launching into an explosive tirade against students at a prestigious Sydney university.

Students at a major Sydney university have been thrown into complete panic after receiving a notification that their degrees have been revoked. 

Academic standards are regarded as being under threat at Australia’s most prestigious universities that are increasingly reliant on fee-paying overseas students.

Julie Bishop has refused to say what role she played in the resignation of the University’s besieged vice-chancellor and has rejected calls to quit her own leadership position at the prestigious institution.

Artificial intelligence is changing the future, but experts say it’s also widening the gender gap in Australian STEM education.

Education Minister Jason Clare has called the uncertainty over foreign students’ access to America’s most renowned university ‘really worrying,’ pledging to assist affected Australian students. 

ANISH BADGERI: Stereotypes of success are preventing our best and brightest from pursuing careers in education. It’s time we fixed this problem.

As Donald Trump cuts billions of federal dollars from science institutes and universities and restricts what can be studied, other nations are hoping to pick up talent that has been cast aside.