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The tears and fears of a school mum-to-be
The Herald's education editor embarks on a school study of a different kind.
- by Jordan Baker
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These kids will start the new school year twice in 2019
The four boys of the de Fombelle family, who live in Curtin, split their time between the Telopea Park School and a small village school in the "French outback".
- by Cassandra Morgan
Education
School fence debate after vandals strike again. This time in Curtin
The damage done to public schools by vandals in Canberra has fallen dramatically as the ACT government has erected high-security fences around them.
- by Steve Evans
Education
No classrooms, no year levels: How to build a new school in 2019
When Canberra’s newest public school opens its doors on Monday, it will also open a window into the future of education in the capital.
- by Sherryn Groch
Opinion
Education
A generation of teaching experience is disappearing into the sunset
Literally thousands of years of experience is leaving our education system and we are doing nothing about it.
- by Bronwen Aunty
Education
Deals mean fewer schools will meet funding target
The Australian Education Union says public schools will be waiting longer for funding they are due as a result of the latest deals.
- by Jordan Baker
Education
WA student numbers swell as new schools open around Perth
More students are enrolled in West Australian schools this year and new public educational facilities are opening to cater for the expanding population in Perth's outer suburbs.
Education
For Kristanna, a phone isn't just a texting device and learning tool
ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry said phones can help students prepare for a digital future.
- by Andrew Brown
Education
Victorian private school fees rise again, tipping over $40,000
Overall, an analysis of 15 of the state's private schools found fees rose by an average of 3.6 per cent in 2019 which was slightly below the 4 per cent rise for 2018.
- by Anthony Colangelo & Nicole Precel
Education
'There is much more freedom to say what you think': Piccoli's post-politics life
These days the former education minister is critical of NAPLAN and has made enemies of Catholic education chiefs.
- by Jordan Baker
Education
'A bad idea': the perils of starting school too early then repeating
Parents are saving on childcare by sending their child to kindergarten then repeating them at a different school.
- by Jordan Baker & Sarah Keoghan