Public school graduates made up only 41 per cent of new undergraduates at Sydney University despite efforts to increase students from disadvantaged groups.
The latest results come amid a loss of faith in democracy and political institutions,rising antisemitic attacks and a breakdown in social cohesion.
Thousands more NSW parents are choosing Catholic and private schools for their children amid an exodus from public education.
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This map reveals which suburbs are carrying the city’s biggest HELP debts.
The influencer has been ordered to pay $20,000 after accusing the woman of complicity when a group of male students tore up a report into campus sexual violence.
About a dozen streets have been affected by the change to a popular Sydney school catchment.
The government should consider changing workplace laws to make it easier for universities to fire or discipline academics,a parliamentary inquiry report recommends.
Fewer teachers are resigning and retiring after they were given a $10,000 pay rise.
Millions of Australians collectively carrying more than $43 billion in student debts have faced problems getting a mortgage. Now they may have a chance to buy a home.
Demographers say there will be an additional 51,926 primary and 40,497 high school students over the next 10 years to 2034.
The state’s top private school told parents it will review its curriculum programs to ensure it’s emphasising “the importance of tolerance and understanding”.
A parliamentary committee highlights new evidence that Australia’s school students know very little about how our country works.
Where you go to school follows a typical pattern in Sydney,but top-performing schools with good reputations have the ability to upend an entire suburb’s enrolment demographics.
Newington College’s plans to begin admitting girls from next year are set to hinge on a legal interpretation of a 152-year-old trust deed.
Jobseekers in higher education will be forced to disclose allegations or investigations of sexual harm and universities could be fined if they don’t meet safety standards under a code to prevent gender-based violence on campus.
Inner Sydney High has its first year 12 cohort doing the HSC this year – and it is already feeling the popularity pinch.
The gift from tech entrepreneur Robin Khuda is the single biggest philanthropic donation made in NSW.
The SCEGGS school board announced Jenny Allum would retire at the end of this year after serving as principal since 1996.
With the end of fact-checking on many platforms,our young people are exposed to a tsunami of misinformation. Do schools and educators now have a role in pushing back against this tide of fact-free opinion?
Private schools will need to be upfront with teachers about how many hours they will need to spend running extracurricular activities under a new pay deal.
The vocational education watchdog has been on an aggressive campaign to clean up the sector. One college says it has been wrongly targeted.
Students such as Neeve Nagle are spending more than half their income on rent as the cost of university accommodation skyrockets.
They are designed to smooth a child’s transition to kindergarten. Educators say they’re also supporting parents.
If parenthood is about anything,it’s about marking milestones. First steps,first words,first teeth. The first day of school can’t come quickly enough.
Rosebank College will expand to take primary years,while an all-boys north shore private secondary school says opening primary grades is under “ongoing consideration”.
Principals have been told not to ask parents to fund communal supplies,but some are asking for hand soap,tissues,whiteboard markers and Play-Doh.
Hirsh Modi is one of hundreds of additional boys headed for single-sex schooling this year.
Millions of jobs have come under threat since the arrival of ChatGPT two years ago. These Sydney students choose to make friends with AI.
Nestled on a peninsula on the banks of the Parramatta River,the six-storey,vertical Wentworth Point High School is in one of the most densely populated suburbs in the country.
A decline in attendance has been recorded in private,public and Catholic schools despite a post-pandemic uplift.
The ANU found there was no case to punish a student who appeared to give a Nazi salute,despite the deputy vice chancellor agreeing it happened “on a superficial level”.
The crossbench party launches its election year with a cost-of-living measure that would cost $10 billion to cover all school charges.
A wider battle over the future of the Catholic Church is fuelling conflict over the leadership and direction of an Australian university.
One expert suggests providing free academic coaching for the selective school test,with just 1 per cent of students at some schools from a lower socio-economic background.
When Katherine hands in her PhD this year,she’s set to join an elite club of just 2 per cent of Australians. But it’s been a financial marathon to get there.
NSW Labor promised before the last state election to save five hours of teachers’ time each week. But a new audit doesn’t identify any tasks that can be cut.
Mohamed El Brizy’s continued involvement with the homeschooling academy comes amid concerns about an unregulated sector of the education system.
Rising expenses and tech demands leave families scrambling for ways to save on uniform and equipment costs ahead of the new school year.
They attend university at a higher rate than their constituents,but when it comes to discipline,most MPs in the state opt for one of a small handful of subjects.
A reader asks when governments will lift funding to poorer schools.
School holiday programs are in full swing as parents turn to outside help to keep their children entertained and active. Experts say there’s nothing to feel guilty about.
Some schools will lose more than $2000 in federal funding per student under a formula using their parents’ median incomes. See what will change by 2029.
New data shows 20 school leaders were dismissed for misconduct or failing improvement plans in 2023.
Cashed-up grandparents are driving private education fees ever higher. It’s just another degree of stratification for our dysfunctional school system.
Institutions are spending more on top management staff and almost 200 people are taking home salaries of $500,000 or more a year.
Sydney’s estimated multimillion-dollar private tutoring industry is continuing to grow but a lack of regulation means its impact on the education system is difficult to assess.
The rise of private coaching centres risks undermining mainstream schooling and the Higher School Certificate,experts say.
The city’s middle-class families,already hit by rising costs of living,face another nasty shock as our high-fee private schools increase the costs of entry.
Top HSC students share their university choices – including one for whom it’s just a back-up until he can get into an American institution.