Education
'There was no internet': North Korean students arrive in Sydney
Until his early 20s, James* had no idea the internet existed. It was only after he escaped from North Korea that he leant about Google and Facebook.
- by Pallavi Singhal
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The Australian universities with the worst employment outcomes
The universities that are the hardest to get into may not be delivering the best experience or employment outcomes for their students, new research shows.
- by Pallavi Singhal
Australian National University, University of Canberra graduates earn more
ACT graduates earn more and are more likely to get work, according to a new report.
- by Emily Baker
Why Sydney's top student athletes are looking at US universities
Kyle Sarigiannis, one of the state's top young soccer players and a high-achieving year 12 student, has his sights set on a leading US university with a prominent college sports program after the HSC.
- by Pallavi Singhal
Teacher sacked for using wrong HSC general mathematics syllabus
The teacher who taught the wrong maths course to HSC students since the beginning of the year has been formally sacked by the NSW Department of Education.
- by Pallavi Singhal
Year 12 students taught wrong HSC maths course
NSW Education Minister Rob Stokes has ordered an investigation after several year 11 and 12 students at a NSW high school discovered that they were being taught the wrong maths course since the beginning of the year, and will need to catch up in less than two months to sit their HSC exam.
- by Pallavi Singhal
Furore over Boy in Striped Pyjamas costume suggestion for Book Week
A suggestion that children dress up as the character from The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has been slammed online.
- by Julie Power
One in five boys with behavioural problems lag behind in maths and reading
One in five boys in year 3 have an emotional or behavioural problem that sees them lag about 12 months behind their peers in reading and maths, according to new research which stresses that the mental health of young people needs to be a focus in primary schools.
- by Alexandra Smith
'We do not have enough computers': teachers criticise NAPLAN online
Students in NSW will not sit NAPLAN tests online until schools are confident they are ready to move from paper and pen, according to the Education Minister Rob Stokes.
- by Alexandra Smith
University of Sydney announces new fixed minimum ATARs
The University of Sydney will for the first time publish its minimum ATARs for entry into most courses in a bid to provide more certainty for students.
- by Pallavi Singhal
'Way more stressful': NAPLAN wait over for most year 9 students
Despite getting band 8s in two of his year 9 NAPLAN exams and sitting above the national and NSW average, Owen said he is "annoyed" by his results.
- by Pallavi Singhal