Education
New primary schools announced in Perth suburbs experiencing baby booms
Five new primary schools will be built in Perth's expanding urban fringe suburbs after an announcement by Premier Mark McGowan on Wednesday.
- by Heather McNeill
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NSW could pilot 'morning and afternoon schools', Rob Stokes says
Separate morning and afternoon schools to reduce traffic peaks and address the enrolment boom could soon be trialled in NSW, Education Minister Rob Stokes says.
- by Pallavi Singhal
Education
'Significant sacrifices': Private school parents worry about high fees
A quarter of private school parents would be forced to change their child's school if fees went up more than expected, a survey has found.
- by Jordan Baker
Education
How 'historic' new deal could mean a possible funding cut for WA's public schools
The "dud" deal will see the federal government increase its contribution, and give the WA government an option to scale back.
- by Hannah Barry
Education
From Castlemaine to Canberra, students 'demand' climate talks with PM
Protesters who led a national student strike last week travel to Canberra to seek a meeting with the Prime Minister to demand action on climate change.
- by Joe Hinchliffe
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Education
Stokes accuses federal MPs of 'wilful ignorance' on climate
NSW Education Minister Rob Stokes has accused some of his federal counterparts of wilful ignorance and anti-intellectualism over climate
- by Jordan Baker
Opinion
Education
'Desperately disappointing': 10 years since the Melbourne Declaration
Reflecting on the Melbourne Declaration’s goals a decade later, they are as relevant now as they were then and we still have a long way to go in achieving them.
- by Verity Firth
Education
Forget flash cards: social skills the key to school readiness
Social skills such as knowing how to share and paying attention are the keys to school readiness.
- by Jordan Baker
Education
Automatic suspensions for students instigating or filming school violence
Principals and teachers will have new powers to expel and suspend violent students under a new plan announced today by Education Minister Sue Ellery.
- by Nathan Hondros
Immigration
The word on the street is in Mandarin
Mandarin has displaced Arabic as the most spoken language in Sydney other than English – except in Chinatown.
- by Andrew Taylor
Analysis
Education
The quest for equity in the selective school system
Selective schools have been around for almost 170 years – and for all that time, the biggest problem has been how to make them fairer.
- by Jordan Baker