Education

Gillard calls for all three-year-olds to do preschool

Former prime minister Julia Gillard has recommended preschool education be provided to all three-year-olds in SA in her interim royal commission repor...

Gillard inquiry calls for preschool for three-year-olds

Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard has recommended pre-school education be provided to all three-year-olds in SA in her interim royal commission repo...

Qld seeks national policy as it weighs school phone ban

As Queensland's education minister prepares to meet with her federal counterpart, there are signs the state could agree to ban mobile phones at school...

Being in nature isn't just for breaktime, teachers told

Teachers untrained in the art of learning in nature space outdoors may be missing a trick when it comes to getting the best out of their students.

Kids nickname war memorial cranes Duffy and Teddy

Anzac, Poppy and Biscuit all made the shortlist to name the two cranes put to work to redevelop the iconic war memorial building in Canberra.

Read all about it: NSW preschoolers are falling behind

A report has shown a big decline in the literacy rates of children under the age of five in NSW, with one in five being ranked developmentally vulnera...

Labor listens to call to upskill preschool educators

Opposition Leader Chris Minns rolled playdough with preschool kids before launching a plan to upskill their educators with scholarships and research f...

Testing times for students all around the country

As students prepare to sit down for the annual NAPLAN testing, teachers and parents are being reminded to keep the results in perspective.

Nearly half of year 1's in NSW below phonics benchmark

Nine in every 20 year 1 students in NSW didn't meet the benchmark for phonics but the government says it is providing the right resources to support s...

SA calls in $900,000 ad blitz for phone ban in schools

The South Australian government will support its mobile phone ban in public high schools with an advertising campaign.

Defence workforce issues 'only going to get worse'

Demand on the ADF will lead to worsening workforce shortages as the government overhauls the military, the chief defence scientist says.

Disadvantaged students 'set up to fail' without support

Liberal senator Sarah Henderson warns university students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be doomed to fail without more targeted support.

Calls to expand uni access to disadvantaged groups

Education Minister Jason Clare says changes to universities should include greater access to tertiary institutions for people from disadvantaged backg...

International students almost back at pre-COVID levels

International students from China starting degrees are set to return to pre-pandemic numbers by the end of the year.

Australian uni review to make sector more competitive

The woman leading a review into Australian universities says the country was a long way behind like-minded nations in the sector.

More needed to win back foreign students: minister

Work on a new accord setting out a three-decade-long plan for the universities sector is set to be discussed at a conference in Canberra.

New accord to set 30-year plan for local universities

Work on a new accord setting out a three-decade-long plan for the universities sector is set to be discussed at a conference in Canberra.

Labor pledges $10m for overcrowded north Sydney schools

Two north Sydney public schools will receive a total $10 million for new classrooms to replace demountables if NSW Labor can win office next month.

Opposition says SA students flouting phone ban

The South Australian opposition says high school students are flouting a phone ban but the government says the new rules are working well.

Chatbot program banned in Victorian state schools

The artificial intelligence program ChatGPT will be blocked in Victorian state schools, a few weeks after NSW issued a similar ban.