The $260 million pledge to build 12 technical colleges for high school students is a move towards teaching skills rather than pushing students into university.
Parramatta East Public School,like many in the region,has been over its student cap for years,but now new funding will bring its classes out of demountables.
Students’ maths abilities have been compromised over decades,with “faddish,unproven” teaching methods failing to get results. But these schools have found the secret to success.
Boys are over-represented among struggling school students and under-represented in policy attention. Here’s how Balgowlah Boys and Marist College Eastwood found success.
Top selective schools James Ruse and North Sydney Boys benefited from parent contributions upwards of $2000 per student. Search our table to see how your school fares.
Queensland students have been receiving thousands of dollars less in state government funding than their interstate counterparts,data reveals.
NSW is the only state that doesn’t fund endometriosis and pain workshops for public school students despite research revealing one in four girls miss classes due to period pain.
Parents at some public schools are paying thousands more in voluntary fees than parents at schools in other areas.
Independent Schools Australia named the two WA federal seats in a list of 17 across Australia with a significant proportion of independent school families living within their boundaries that will become focus areas for their new campaign.
Seventeen seats have been designated “ground zero” in a campaign to pressure major parties to shore up billions of dollars in public funding.