Is a NSW child worth less? – asks the campaign run by the community childcare peak body.

The opposition leader saw a perfect spot for a new school in his electorate. But the land was quickly put out of reach.

Labor wants to throw money at education while the Coalition wants to cut corporate tax. Which one will deliver bigger economic growth in the long run?

The very first students to sit the HSC had no calculators. Can you answer the questions they faced?

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called for maths and science to be made compulsory for all students finishing high school to arrest a steep decline in Australia's standards across both subject areas.

Two out of three students who competed for a Year 7 place at a selective high school this year missed out, Department of Education figures suggest.

For Randwick mum Emilie Capes, sending her two- and three-year-old to preschool is a crucial investment.

By now you should be working steadily on your Major Textiles.

The NSW government had dumped part of a $531 million enrolment system from the state's TAFE network after years of chaos and budget blowouts.

Private vocational courses cost taxpayers seven times as much as TAFE, new analysis finds.

Teacher was a relative of the college's owner and told the court she could not remember where the money came from.

Young people have it a lot tougher than their parents' generation, new study shows.

Geography is an investigation of the varied character of the earth and its people.

How will you fare with a sampling of Economics questions?

How will you fare with a sampling of General Mathematics questions?

Parents and residents are furious with government plans to redevelop a school in a high fire danger zone.

A new research centre at ANU hopes to put the spotlight on cognitive health.

Foreign language learning in Australia is in serious decline in the second decade of the so-called Asian Century. 

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The election circus rolls on, while both parties carefully avoid the problem that will become an ever-greater drag on the nation's future.

A woman has told a court a saleswoman helped her answer questions to qualify for a diploma that would put her in more than $20,000 debt.

Can the real world trials of running a successful business ever be taught at an Australian university?

Caitlin Semsarian is now in her first year at the University of Sydney, where she's doing a Bachelor of Advanced Science.

Matthew Jigalin is now enrolled in the Bachelor of Information Technology degree at UTS.

Andrew Loomes is doing a Bachelor of International Studies course at the University of NSW.

Justin Julian is now enrolled in a Bachelor of Music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Slade Blanch has just started a three-month contract as the assistant stage manager for the Ensemble Theatre in Kirribilli.

Jasmin Borsovszky hopes to become an actress and is currently doing a combined Arts/Science degree.

Grace Parker and her twin sister Alisha both studied Automotive at TAFE Western's Dubbo Campus.

Imogen Lewis recommends you "worship" the syllabus to get great marks in Legal Studies.