Single-sex schools are weird. A relic. A social experiment that makes no sense in the modern world. But if I had my time over again I’d send my kids to one,and they would all choose the same too.
Donations and bequests are funding generous scholarship programs,but philanthropy research shows not all charities get their intended gifts.
Despite Premier Chris Minns making the restoration of trust in public services central to his election pitch two years ago,fewer than half of voters have positive opinions about most key services.
Australian universities have until the end of the year to overhaul more than 280 teacher training courses.
If we want Australian universities to stand firm in the face of ideological pressure,we must strengthen their foundations.
An education overhaul comes after parents found school reports to be quite vague,jargon-filled and overly cautious.
Murray Ellen first raised concerns about Schools Infrastructure NSW as far back as 2022.
Some of the state’s major universities are planning to slash up to 1000 jobs amid escalating budget pressures and multimillion-dollar deficits.
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.
It comes after students said they wanted to engage with their studies in more depth,and wanted more time for internships and on-campus activities.
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.
Almost 30 per cent of year 7 students are not meeting proficiency standards in reading. The NSW government plans to spend $80 million a year on a program to fix it.
Australia has been too slow to scrap “faddish,unproven” maths teaching methods,a new report says. These schools have found the secret to success.
Eastern suburbs private school Cranbrook had to write to parents last week to shut down rumours spread on WhatsApp.
The source of truth about school business was once the printed newsletter,or parent-teacher night. Now,there’s the parent WhatsApp chat.
Eastern suburbs private school Scots College will this week unveil the faux baronial castle after years of delay and budget blowouts.
The head of the NSW Education Department is wrong to question the existence of private schools and needs to get his own schools in order.
Premier Chris Minns says his government is “certainly not” going to take away options for parents after NSW’s head of public schools questioned if private schools should exist.
Murat Dizdar has slighted his private sector counterparts by suggesting the education system could be better off without Catholic and independent schools.
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.
Frustrated parents are pushing back against school technology policies that can ask students as young as six to bring devices to class each day.
The state’s powerful anti-corruption body is investigating allegations bureaucrats from School Infrastructure awarded lucrative contracts to friends and business associates.
While others tackle a hot tertiary topic.
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.
Teachers are fleeing the classroom,and monstrous parents are often to blame.
While the passport troubles continue.
Academic integrity experts say the advent of artificial intelligence has made high-stakes tests such as NAPLAN more susceptible to cheating.
As more families have both parents working full-time and employers impose return-to-office policies,a new report recommends an overhaul of outside school hours care.
Tim Petterson is alleging a breach of employment contract,but the institution says concerns were raised about his “performance and conduct” before he was dismissed in 2022.
The NSW Education Department has identified 24 schools as the most improved in lifting band 4,5 and 6 results over the past eight years.
The head of Ascham School’s IT department allegedly stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of computers and sold the equipment on an online marketplace.
The two girls plunged a NSW school into lockdown when they allegedly attempted to assault a fellow student before turning on staff.
The Sydney Metro is having a huge impact on schools in North Sydney – and the Wageners were ahead of the curve.
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.
In one of the world’s most expensive cities,and after a pandemic changed the way we work and learn,the campus lifestyle is increasingly a thing of the past.
The head of the University of NSW says he will double the amount of student housing it offers at half the cost of private providers.
The Australian Academy of Science will call on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to hold an emergency meeting as more institutions are hit by questions from the US.
Some schools were hit by a technical issue which meant they could access predictive text and spellcheck.
After nationwide research showed participation in school swimming carnivals had plunged,experts say a lot of students are missing out on key skills.
One in four schools around Australia have abandoned the annual swimming carnival,research shows,as Royal Life Saving Australia sounds the alarm over safety.
For 27 years,the selective school reigned at the top of HSC league tables until 2023,when it was dethroned by North Sydney Boys.
The number of applicants for some private school scholarship tests has increased by about 30 per cent in the past few years.
In a letter penned to Anthony Albanese this week,Greens leader Adam Bandt had three key requests.
For years,CBD has dined out on the trials and tribulations of Scots College’s garish new student centre modelled on a Scottish baronial castle.
As top institutions are accused of putting money before academic integrity,one university has cut back on graduation ceremonies and said it would give students a “coveted” rubber duck.
An analysis of Australian international test results shows some pupils are almost four years behind in learning due to maths anxiety.
One of Sydney’s top-performing public schools will seek to cut costs and ask parents to pay more after its budget was slashed.
International education is second only to coal in terms of NSW’s export industries. Would a cap on overseas student numbers put that at risk?
Supermarkets,health clinics,transport,schools and roads have all been impacted by Cyclone Alfred. Here’s what you need to know.
Teachers will get maths and reading results almost instantly under a plan by the national curriculum authority.