Education

The internet is often our first port of call when we’re stumped by a question – but the worldwide web is fighting back with a seemingly impossible brainteaser of its own. 

‘The idea that there is a complete set of knowledge that can only be achieved by sitting behind a desk every single day is rubbish.’

School students nationally are $1000 worse off according to reports, as calls for the federal government to step in and address funding issues ramp up.

On Wednesday, Australia woke up to a barrage of reports about the latest NAPLAN results. Media coverage described ‘plummeting’ performances and a ‘bleak picture’. However many of these analyses are misguided.

SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Australia’s NAPLAN results prove there is a need for a universal phonics skills check in Year 1, to ensure no student is left behind.

A primary school canteen has refused to serve one student for more than a year because of a bizarre quarrel with his mother.

It has traditionally been seen as the best route to a well-paid and successful career. But now nearly a third of people think a university education is a waste of time and money. 

JENI O’DOWD: The choices young people face today vastly differ from those of previous generations.

The use of personal devices will also be restricted in early childhood education and care centres under a voluntary code that begins on Monday.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with three counts over an Instagram post that ranked female students at a Gold Coast high school into ‘vile’ categories.

A statewide apology will be made to victim-survivors of sexual abuse in state schools, following an inquiry that found a “serious and systematic” failure to protect children.

Former Cranbrook principal Nicholas Sampson has reached a settlement with the elite Sydney private school three months after his sudden departure during a teacher sex scandal but he’s still pursuing the ABC

The job market has always been tough for university graduates, but the class of 2024 faces a new challenge that no other generation has had to face.

Three Australian universities have scored a top 20 result in a global ranking, as the head of Universities Australia labels the government's international student cap proposal "policy chaos" with significant ramifications.

Teenage girls at a Queensland high school have been targeted on a social media post with a ‘vile’ student ranking system.