Why Australian school students are still behind the best of the world
Australian students are learning in more disruptive classrooms than many of their peers in other OECD countries, new global reports show.
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Alexandra Smith
Alexandra Smith is Education Editor at the Sydney Morning Herald
To send or not? The best age to start school
For Ashley Quinn and his wife Katherine, the decision when to send their eldest daughter, Matilda, to school was never in question.
The exam that sifts out 70 per cent of students
A record number of year 6 students sat the annual entry test for one of 4226 spots in NSW's 21 selective and 26 partially selective schools.
My School: the NAPLAN big improvers revealed
At Carlingford West Public School, enrolments are booming. But it is not just student numbers that are growing.
The school where even the playgrounds are a virtual reality
The highlight of Harry Bottero's school day is hanging out with his friends in a virtual quadrangle.
The 10,000 pieces of evidence that will settle the homework wars
For the first time, more than 10,000 pieces of international research have been pulled together to show NSW teachers what works - and what doesn't - in the classroom.
'You could do Year 12 English without reading a book'
A former chief HSC English examiner has warned that the overhaul of the HSC means students could finish Year 12 "without reading a book".
Freshly made food replaces packaged snacks in school canteens
School canteens will have to sell freshly made instead of packaged food.
Top performing countries line up to buy NSW's HSC
The HSCÂ could be sold to countries with some of the best performing education systems, with Asian countries keen to teach NSW syllabuses.
Crackdown on families trying to game Sydney school catchments
Principals are asking parents to sign statutory declarations to ensure families are not gaming strict enrolment policies.
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