The state government will not investigate a radical method of education gaining popularity in NSW despite the recommendations of a parliamentary inquiry which warned "unschooling" could be a form of "educational neglect".
Catholic priest found guilty of common assault after giving child a 'smack' in church
Eamonn Duff A Catholic priest has been found guilty of common assault and dismissed from his Sydney parish after he smacked a child in church. But that's not what the congregation was told.
Banning nuts not necessary in schools
Cosima Marriner and Neelima Choahan Banning nuts in schools for older children does not protect them from anaphylactic attacks, but can instead cause resentment and bullying of the growing number of kids with food allergies, schools and parents are now being told.
Government funding for private schools to outstrip average public schools by 2020
Eryk Bagshaw State and federal government funding for nearly half of the nation's independent schools could soon outstrip public funding for the average public school if the final two years of Gonski reforms are not implemented, a new report has revealed.
Public school students twice as likely to be bullied as private school pupils
Eryk Bagshaw Here are the reasons why up to 14 per cent of parents continue to choose private education over public schools across the country.
These five NSW primary schools are the state's biggest overachievers
Eryk Bagshaw They are the primary schools that have left their peers behind.
Tilbuster Station: Armidale farm grows young men from troubled youth
Eryk Bagshaw He was 15 years old and hadn't eaten in two days. But at Tilbuster station, everything changed.
Teens take a forensic look at the gory science of murder
Eryk Bagshaw A forensics lab is proving an effective Trojan horse for getting kids into science.
NSW government weighs ban on international students at inner-Sydney school
Eryk Bagshaw The government may ban international students to address a shortage of places in at least one inner-city primary school.
The Armidale School: first Great Public School to become co-ed
Eryk Bagshaw After 123 years being a single-sex school, The Armidale School will enrol female students from next year.