'She has no idea': The gaping hole in maths lessons

Sydney mum Connie Scully says her 16-year-old daughter "has no idea" about money, and schools should be teaching students basic financial skills instead of higher-level algebra.

'As a Catholic, I am deeply disappointed': Piccoli

Former NSW education minister Adrian Piccoli has called for a commission of inquiry into the way Catholic schools spend their public funding.

'You're going to get left behind': What some students aren't being told

'You'll get left behind': What some law students aren't being told about success.

The school with 112 students in one classroom

Since the beginning of the year, Inaburra School has turned the traditional concept of a classroom on its head and put all year 5 and 6 students into an open-plan room with five teachers.

'It will make me drop out of school': The test weighing heavily on Nellie

Nellie Joseph, 14, got into an elite private school in Sydney's east on a rare sporting scholarship and plays touch football, waterpolo and netball, but she suddenly doesn't see the point of staying in school until year 12.

Rape victims face long wait for counselling at some unis

Students who have dropped out of university after an assault refused counselling, advocates say.

The factor forcing students out of Catholic schools

Enrolments in NSW Catholic high schools have dropped for the first time in almost 20 years.

'Having their nipples pinched': harrowing accounts of school bullying

Parents pay a high price for home educating children with a disability whose needs are not met by schools.

The HSC maths equation that doesn’t add up

The ATAR scaling system is rewarding students who study the lowest-level HSC general mathematics course with up to 6.5 marks more than those who opt for the advanced 2-unit maths course, creating a 'loophole' that is pushing high-achieving students into the less challenging course.

Principal warns his school's fees could rise by $2000 under new estimates

Catholic education bodies have slammed federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham for sending letters to principals with funding estimates that contained numerical errors.

'You should not rely on these figures': NSW education boss slams federal funding model

"You should not rely on these figures for future planning or budgeting purposes," Mark Scott warned.

'This can't be what education is about': Students, teachers react to Naplan changes

Fewer than half of all year 9 students are expected to achieve the required NAPLAN result.

Regional students and apprentices win as government commits to Gonski 2.0

Regional university students will score treats from the federal budget goody bag, but most of the higher education sector will be left with crumbs as expected.

IB: Push for NSW government schools to offer HSC alternative

When Chiara Schwarz got to year 10, she had a decision to make: stay at Killara High School and do the HSC, or move to a private school so she could sit the International Baccalaureate.

'Falling apart': Government comes up $385m short on fixing schools

Labor says the Berejiklian government is only pretending to take action on state school maintenance.

The university degrees that students are avoiding in droves

The most stunning reversal of fortune over the past three decades is in computer science.

Vice-chancellors hit out at fee hikes, funding cuts

University leaders have lashed out at the Turnbull government's proposed cuts to higher education funding.

Student stabbed in eye at Sydney high school

A student is in hospital, another has been suspended and a police investigation is under way after a teenager was allegedly stabbed in the eye with a pen at a high school in Sydney's north.

The big finance company that no longer requires you to graduate uni

A leading finance company will let year 12 students bypass university and begin working as accountants and risk management consultants straight after high school from this year, and at least five other companies are in talks to do the same.

How a Sydney school solved the homework problem

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Teachers have gotten hours back in the classroom and students are more engaged since Allambie Heights Public School stopped giving homework.

Why only some boys are better at maths

Girls are better at literacy from the age of 4 but boys aren't any better at maths until the age of 8, according to a new study of NAPLAN data that has major implications for parents and teachers.