Education

Minister moves to fast track student visas

Two key government departments are in talks to help speed up the processing of visas for international students.

NSW govt, Labor duel with tutoring offers

The NSW government and the opposition have launched policies supporting tutoring for students as education looks to be a key issue in the election.

Opus Dei schools to be investigated

Sydney schools linked to the conservative Catholic group Opus Dei are being investigated over broad allegations made about teaching to the curriculum.

Labor pledge to up NSW public school funds

Labor says NSW will be the first state committed to closing the public schools' funding gap if it wins the March election.

New $400m fund for NSW public schools

Labor says NSW would be the first state committed to closing the public schools funding gap if it wins the March election.

Staff pressures in preschool sector

Royal Commissioner Julia Gillard has been told that recruiting and retaining staff is a big issue in South Australia's pre-school sector.

Call for NSW screen addiction studies fund

The NSW opposition wants to promote more research on screen addiction and its impact on childhood development, making a $2.5 million election pledge

SA govt defends phone ban in high schools

High school students in South Australia will not be allowed to use their mobile phones under new rules the government claims will help them focus on l...

Free tampons and pads for WA TAFE students

The WA government says it will remove a barrier to education by providing students at TAFE campuses with free tampons and pads via vending machines.

Gillard opens SA's early education inquiry

Royal Commissioner Julia Gillard says the complex set of issues surrounding the provision of high-quality early education and childcare are solvable.

Gillard to open SA education probe

Royal Commissioner Julia Gillard is to preside over the first public hearings in South Australia's Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and...

Most expensive city for education revealed

Melbourne has proven to be Australia's most expensive city for a government education, while Canberra is the most affordable amid the cost of living c...

More cash but schools don't make the grade

Governments should commit to targets to improve student literacy and numeracy standards in Australia's schools, the Productivity Commission says.

Poor student outcomes despite more funding

The number of students failing literacy and numeracy standards has failed to budge despite extra school funding, the Productivity Commission has found...

Student debt cut for teachers who go rural

Student debts will be wiped for teachers who spend four years in very remote communities in a bid to help address crippling shortages across the count...

Thousands of free meals for Vic students

Thousands of free meals have been sent to Victorian students over the holidays, to help ease cost of living pressures for families across the state.

Christmas wish granted for Vic students

More than 40,000 Victorian Year 12 graduates have received offers to study at universities, TAFE institutes and independent tertiary colleges next yea...

Probe into early release of HSC results

Some students in NSW were able to check their HSC results days before they were meant to be released due to an "IT issue".

Two SA universities set to join forces

The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia are to merge, with the new institution to be the biggest in Australia for domestic st...

Two SA universities set to merge

The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia are to merge, with the new institution to be the biggest in Australia for domestic st...