Former Newington College students have passed votes of no confidence in its old boys union,school council and headmaster at a major alumni meeting.
John Ralston tendered his resignation after reports the NSW Association of Independent Schools allowed a child sex offender to remain on its board after it was advised of his past crimes.
The year 11 boy from the Sydney Church of England Grammar School died on Wednesday night.
Governor Margaret Beazley was set to charter a police helicopter to travel from the CBD to Bankstown,before commonsense prevailed.
Studying while holding down a full-time job isn’t as impossible as it sounds. Three students share the secret to success.
Army officer,nurse,mum and master’s student. Kylie Hasse says she’s been studying since she left school - and she’s not done yet.
Be smart and strategic in how you ask your employer to contribute to the cost of your studies - or even pay for them outright.
From a master’s degree to an MBA or PhD,there are plenty of options. Here’s how to decide which is the right one for you.
Legal degrees were the top choice two years ago,but students are now flocking to a different field entirely.
New legislation passed last week marks the end of a saga kicked off by the axing of six research projects by the Morrison government.
The federal government is being urged to scrap income reporting requirements for access to childcare subsidies to help get more families more work.
The teachers at Chifley College in Shalvey are embracing a new way of learning.
An investigation into grade inflation by Sydney University found a 234 per cent increase in the number of high distinctions awarded over a decade.
James Elliot-Watson was an obvious candidate for school prefect – his teachers all told him so. Then,one lunchtime,he told a member of staff he was struggling with his sexuality.
Cheating providers infiltrate Australian universities by offering discounts to students who give them access to their IDs and logins.
There are about 12,000 students from refugee backgrounds enrolled in NSW’s public schools,with about 1800 starting as new students each year.
It might not be a window to your soul but it’s better for your brain. Why writing – once an ancient “handicraft” – is still worth doing well.
More than 44 per cent of students at high-fee private schools,including Redlands and The McDonald College,claimed HSC disability provisions last year.
An annual survey of principals and deputies found 44 per cent had been exposed to violence in schools,with more staff reporting they were victims of cyberbullying.
Australia’s diplomatic representatives,whoever they are and wherever they are stationed,deserve loyalty and respect from Australian politicians and should be immune from home-grown party political sniping.
When their alarms went off before 4am on Thursday,Emily Chad and Annabelle Woodmore had no trouble getting ready to go to school. The best friends were on a mission.
I am not interested in an exposé of male behaviour at any particular school. Our problem is society-wide,but the leaders of all-boys schools can make a real difference.
New figures out on Thursday are likely to show a further lift in net overseas migration,putting more pressure on the government to limit population growth.
Lindfield East and Maroubra Junction Public are among the schools gaining new classes for gifted students,while others will have their OC intakes halved.
The King’s School headmaster is railing against ‘wokeness’. Grab a musket and ready the hounds.
Headmaster Tony George says children attending non-government schools are being increasingly ridiculed.
A major report into childcare and early education is due later this year. Businesswoman Sam Mostyn says they are as important to the economy as public schooling and universal healthcare.
University of Sydney vice chancellor Mark Scott says the new academic roles will carve out a new career path for teaching specialists.
Former headmaster Nicholas Sampson has engaged high-profile lawyers as the dispute between him and the school’s council intensifies.
Lily Serna,“one of the faces of mathematics in Australia”,says maths not being a compulsory subject in the HSC doesn’t add up.
The education department has asked a Sydney selective school to be mindful of language after it sent letters asking parents to pay $2500 a year for their child’s public education.
There are 569 public schools under the Department of Education’s current site-specific asbestos management plans after contaminated was detected in soil.
Universities are knocking back international student applications from people already in Australia on tourist,temporary work or bridging visas,as the sector considers calling for a reprieve from the overhaul.
The real number of students using artificial intelligence is likely far higher,experts say,with detection tools only able to catch unsophisticated cheats.
Lisa Price of Love2Learn teaches a boy,6,the fundamentals of handwriting.
NSW has carried an unenviable reputation for a public education system hit by falling standards,teacher flight and cancelled classes but Minister for Education and Early Learning Prue Car told a school summit those days were receding with recent reforms.
NSW Education Standards Authority chief Paul Martin wants to see a modernisation of the HSC,which has not faced major changes in more than 20 years.
Dr Amanda Bell has an impeccable resume in women’s education,including stints at Kambala,Queenwood,Sydney University and Brisbane Girls Grammar School.
Coeducation,funding and creating schools of the future:follow our live coverage of the Sydney Morning Herald Schools Summit.
High potential and gifted education is available in only half the state’s schools,but Education Minister Prue Car plans to change that.
Adam Spencer,the inaugural mathematics and science ambassador for the University of Sydney,has welcomed a decision to dump making maths compulsory in years 11 and 12.
High school students are being asked “absurd” and “badly worded” questions in NAPLAN’s numeracy exams,but a lack of transparency from the national testing authority is preventing teachers from addressing the issues,an expert says.
The latest snapshot of school profile data reveals Sydney’s western and northern suburbs have recorded the biggest enrolment growth in the past decade.
The problem is,asking your bullied child to wait out the school years isn’t always straightforward. So where do you go from here?
Some private schools operate as if it’s the 1960s. Schools like Cranbrook carry on as if it’s the 1930s when institutional transparency was virtually non-existent.
The school’s policies on sexual misconduct,bullying and discrimination will also be scrutinised.
Thodey is best known as the former boss of the telco giant and currently chairs Ramsay Health Care and technology company Xero.
Embattled private boys’ school Cranbrook is set to announce an independent review into the scandal that forced out its high-profile headmaster Nicholas Sampson.
Aimee Clifton says bullying at school led to severe stress,which caused her to under-perform in the HSC. She wants the school to pay almost $600,000 in compensation.
The new Acting Head of School Michele Marquet told parents she is “working to restore the harmony of our school” amid a series of “distressing” allegations.