Mould outbreak at Broken Hill school forces relocation of students
The mould is so serious that school building may need to be demolished.
At this NT school, students are learning to stand up to bullies and be a good friend
The NT government has committed to rolling out a specialist mental health education framework in all of its schools from next year. Tailored to the needs of territory kids, teachers and principals say it helps support the "emotional wellbeing" of students.
Six students from Townsville high school rushed to hospital after ingesting 'brownish' powder
An ambulance spokesman says the students reportedly ingested an unknown substance from a bag, and paramedics arrived to find one of the teens vomiting.
Trains to go slow, tradies to down tools and schools to keep kids inside during second Perth heatwave in two weeks
More scorching hot weather is on the cards for Perth, just days after another heatwave broke weather records across Western Australia.
Calls to improve school transport in regional Victoria
Limited access to public transport causes headaches for families as parents scramble to secure a seat for their children.
Regional students are returning to school, but getting there is becoming a problem
Families in Victoria's regional growth corridors are increasingly competing for school bus seats with no public transport options to fall back on, with some clocking-up 500 kilometres of car travel each week.
There's a new scholarship to help kids from the bush afford boarding school — the problem is getting one
About 4,000 kids from remote Australia rely on boarding schools to finish their education, but even at more affordable schools, fees are climbing. The federal government has offered a new scholarship to help, but only for a fraction of students from remote parts of the country.
There was a 'landmark' moment for public school funding this week. Here's what's going on
There was a major development around funding for public schools this week. Let us break it down for you.
Sexual abuse survivors turn on their lawyers, alleging negligence in class action lawsuit
Survivors of institutional childhood sexual abuse have launched a class action against one of Australia's most prominent sexual abuse law firms, which they say failed to obtain proper compensation from the institutions responsible for their abuse.
Minister eyes deal to 'fully fund' public schools across country after landmark WA agreement
The agreement is the first of eight that need to be negotiated with state and territory governments this year.
A phone filled with teacher job vacancies hints at Victoria's classroom crisis
Thousands of students face a revolving door of relief teachers, cancelled subjects or being split into separate classes due to ongoing teacher shortages.
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analysis:My son is preparing for high school by hardly talking about it. I'm whispering to friends, hiding out of earshot
My son, along with tens of thousands of other Australian kids, is about to formally leave the land of childhood and go to secondary school next week, and a clean-out of many of his kindergarten things felt long overdue, writes Virginia Trioli.
With each empty beer bottle and drink can, Emily is 10 cents closer to a space camp in the US
Emily McLaren needs $12,000 to go to an American space camp. Recycling about 60,000 containers will help her save for half of it.
School refusal an ongoing problem since COVID
Going back to school can be an anxiety-inducing experience for many children. Across Aussie primary and high schools, a growing number are refusing to go all together.
At a discount school supplies store in regional Australia, families are lining up down the street
More parents than ever are turning to charities for assistance to help afford school basics, from the right uniforms and shoes, to extensive textbook and stationery lists.
'Free' public school education projected to cost parents more than $92,000 from prep to year 12
Parents are being squeezed by the cost of sending kids to school, whether their children are attending public or private, according to two new studies.
School-leavers put off uni to work and save money
For the first time in decades, university enrolment is in decline, with many school leavers wondering if years of higher education is financially viable.
High school graduates delay university enrolment, say they 'can't afford to make mistakes'
Lilla Pearl Coffey says high school graduates of 2023 "can't afford" to find themselves at university.
Back to school comes amid cost-of-living crunch
With cost-of-living pressures at an all-time high, charities are bracing for increased demand for education essentials.
Do magpies target you? This eight-year-old's viral research could explain why
Emma Glenfield wants to know why magpies swoop. She's conducting some cutting-edge research — and displaying her results with Lego.
South Australia says school phone ban decreased violent incidents
The state's Department for Education says the new ban is working, but experts aren't convinced.
'Normalness amongst the chaos': Queensland's first virtual hospital school helps sick kids keep learning
When Ayla was diagnosed with Leukaemia earlier this year, one of her biggest worries was falling behind at school.
Boy finds new way to harness excess energy in mission to help other children with ADHD
Jack Gower, 10, wants other kids with ADHD to know about his recycling enterprise so he can show them what they can use their extra energy for.
For $5,000 a week, this investigator follows school children around to identify their bullies
After a controversial Netflix drama triggered a debate about schoolyard bullies in South Korea, this private detective has been inundated with queries from concerned parents asking him to tail their children.
165-year-old primary school closes
It comes as the number of students at the school in western Victoria dwindled.