The institution was the only NSW university to post a surplus in 2023,although it underpaid casual academics about $70 million.
While garnering goodwill at the family helpdesk.
The proliferation of technology in classrooms leaves educators facing the question of how to make the most of the ways it can support learning without increasing students’ exposure to the negatives.
An inner west public primary school has told parents that students will use an e-library rather than physical books for their home reading program.
The virtues of modesty and virginity will be discussed at the talks,which parents have criticised as outdated.
Controversial political economy academic Tim Anderson’s job was terminated after he showed students slides featuring the symbol imposed over the Israeli flag.
The government wants universities to cut their reliance on this market. It’s also a country with one of the highest visa approval rates.
Schools still don’t know how to respond to sexual assault between classmates,two years after the state government commissioned a review about what to do when a sex assault victim and perpetrator attended the same school.
A quirk of the ATAR system is effectively punishing ambitious students. Compare these questions to see the difficulty levels.
The dramatic intervention,introduced by Education Minister Jason Clare in parliament,aims to force down migration.
As an outsider,I see Australia’s selective and private schools mainly as a mechanism that perpetuates social inequality.
A new survey of 6800 educators across NSW shows an increase in teachers leaving public education for a position in a private school.
As more students need help,budget figures raise the stakes in tense government negotiations over spending on schools and the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
We spoke to people about their thoughts and concerns ahead of,and immediately after,the budget. Here’s what they had to say.
Calls for “intifada” are antisemitic,but it is not clear that police should end an entire protest in response to isolated criminal offences.
If teachers are to win back control of classrooms,they will need more than a well-planned lesson.
The government is mandating universities pass on 40 per cent of student amenities fees to student unions.
Young or old,single or married:this is how the 2024 budget will impact your life.
University chiefs are being told to channel international students into courses that fill Australian skills shortages,deepening a dispute over federal plans to cap their annual intake.
Tuesday’s budget is expected to include new funding for an investigation of racism in higher education as two teals back Coalition calls for an antisemitism inquiry.
Students are being falsely accused of plagiarism as universities turn to imperfect tools to detect the unauthorised use of AI.
While many students are asked to bring their own devices into schools across the state,some are resisting the trend to have iPads or laptops in lessons.
Universities will be forced to stop a surge in overseas students,sparking fears about the impact on the $48 billion industry.
In kicking the can of responsibility for the Yarra Valley Grammar students who ranked their female classmates to another school,parents are missing the point.
Coalition sources said immigration and homeownership would be central to Peter Dutton’s budget-in-reply speech as he develops an anti-“Big Australia” election narrative.
Education Minister Jason Clare needs to change our student debt system,not just patch it.
Unflued gas heaters have been banned in other states for their asthma risks,but are still found in more than 1400 NSW schools.
Australian government sources said a watered-down version of the motion contained major concessions by the Palestinians and Arab nations.
More parents are missing school payments as they struggle with massive mortgage payments. Cashed-up baby boomers are here to help.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus noted that people could make a complaint under the Racial Discrimination Act if they were concerned about phrases being used by protesters.
Parents like Rav Singh are annoyed that his son Veyaan,who sat the test on Thursday,doesn’t know where he stands.
A Sydney school was sent into lockdown after a student allegedly brought a knife to school. A teacher was cut while disarming the teenager.
The university protests in Australia arising from the Israel-Gaza conflict have moved beyond a debate about free speech.
A sad legacy of lockdowns is that too many of us are unable to stop and listen to another side. But the noise of the encampments shows that campuses have come back to life.
The universities have written to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to gain formal advice on whether the pro-Palestinian demand is a breach of federal law.
As scuffles broke out at a pro-Palestine encampment at an Australian university,the institution confirmed it was acting after days of pressure on vice chancellors.
The ugly topic of censorship made an unwelcome return to the headlines this week.
When my own high school rating list came out,that ranking stayed with me forever. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.
Police say school staff had personal information including credit card details allegedly stolen by Aaron Pennesi. Police also allegedly found child abuse material.
The banks say it should be up to financial regulators to determine whether student debt gets special treatment in mortgage assessments.
Private colleges have been told to stop recruiting fake overseas students within six months or risk losing their licences.
While one public school has hit 2200 students,others are sitting underused with room for hundreds more pupils. Search the full list to see how crowded your school is.
The institution was the first foreign university to be granted a licence to explore opening in the authoritarian kingdom.
It remains to be seen how much difference a sometimes-reduced rate of indexation is going to make. Certainly,some. But the root of the problem remains.
Education Minister Jason Clare’s vision for getting more disadvantaged students into universities will be outlined in next week’s budget.
Aside from compulsory English,there was one common subject among the elite group.
Professor George Williams AO,a current deputy vice chancellor at the University of NSW,has been announced as the new leader of Western Sydney University.
Timing is important – and that’s one of the clear shortfalls in the federal government’s surprise for young people with student loans.
One school keeping an ancient Indigenous language alive is helping to close the gap through cultural education and it hopes to spread the joy.
Education Minister Jason Clare also warned any intimidation on university campuses was “intolerable”.