Education
At some Sydney schools, fewer than one in 10 students choose scripture
Special Religious Education enrolments as low as five per cent at Sydney high schools, figures show
- by Jordan Baker
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Education
Zoe's school wasn't up to scratch. So she moved out of town to realise her dreams
At just 17, Zoe Provest rents a granny flat, works two jobs to pay for it and spends the rest of her spare time studying for the HSC.
- by Jordan Baker
Education
Parents go to Grace on crusade to remove religious instruction
Parents trying to ban religious instruction from Queensland schools during class hours have been granted an audience with the State Education Minister.
- by Tony Moore
Education
Meg is yet to sit her HSC, but is already a published author
Meg Emery told her science teacher she wanted to do her HSC project in the field of astronomy.
- by Jordan Baker
Education
Live streaming bedtime stories changing routines
Bedtimes for students at Warialda Public School have become a star-studded event.
Education
A deal Hayden couldn't refuse: cheap housing in exchange for study
A world-first initiative in Victoria is providing vulnerable young people with subsidised housing, as long as they commit to education and training.
- by Henrietta Cook
Education
'Not spoilers, wreckers or lunatics': Mark Latham sets sights on schools
Mark Latham wants schools and teachers to be given performance bonuses for strong results
- by Jordan Baker
Opinion
Education
The Bart Simpson dilemma: Spotting giftedness in unlikely kids
LIsa Simpson was an archetypically gifted child. But what about her brother Bart?
- by Rosalind Walsh
Education
Queensland teachers to vote on new pay deal
Delegates for Queensland's 46,000 teachers on Wednesday accepted the proposed new three-year pay deal, which will now go back to their members.
- by Tony Moore and Felicity Caldwell
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Education
Teacher shortages and huge classes: the concerns about free TAFE
More than 19,000 students have flocked to free TAFE courses. But some are raising concerns about the quality of their qualifications under the initiative.
- by Henrietta Cook
Education
Union wants church-taught gospel gone from Queensland classes
Church-based religious instruction should be banished from Queensland schools during class hours, according to the teachers' union.
- by Tony Moore