Why up to half of all teachers are quitting

Up to half of all teachers are leaving the profession in the first five years, and part of the problem could be the way the school day is structured.

Year 8 dropout becomes face of a national schools campaign

Charles Gray, who left school in year 8 and lived on the streets, is now halfway through a PhD in statistics and says she's "living proof" that anyone can go into the field of maths.

University college saga: Rob Stokes considers law overhaul

Sydney University's St Paul's has made a last-ditch effort to join a university-wide review of college culture.

'Fantasy figures': Turnbull government accused of misleading parents with school funding website

The Turnbull government has been accused of misleading parents about the impact of its Gonski 2.0 school funding changes.

St Paul's has deep contempt for women: Sydney Uni vice-head

The vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney has lashed out at the college.

Catholic schools retreat from $5000 fee rise warnings

Sydney Catholic schools have retreated from earlier warnings about potential $5000 fee rises.

How to prepare for the jobs of the future

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Given everything is changing, how can we equip our children – and ourselves – for the jobs of the future?

University unveils plan for new College of the Arts

There will be fewer staff and less space to teach visual arts students when the Sydney College of the Arts is moved to the University of Sydney's main campus.

'An ancient history in Australia as well': NESA flags HSC changes

For the first time next year, HSC students will learn about pre-1788 Aboriginal history.

'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.