Secondary Schools

Just over 50 per cent of Tasmanian students finish year 12 – well below the national average of 78 per cent.

A mould infestation at a Broken Hill high school is so severe the NSW Department of Education has declared it too dangerous for students to return, forcing them to start term one scattered around different campuses.

Almost 10 years ago, the Liberal Party came to power in Tasmania with a promise to start extending high schools to year 12. But figures show that in the time since, the year 12 attainment rate has barely shifted.

PFAS contamination halted construction on the site in Sydney's Hawkesbury region, with students only in temporary classrooms.

Questions remain about how long a mould infestation discovered at Broken Hill's Willyama High School last month has been growing, and whether the health of children and staff has been compromised.

As its new school year is set to begin, plans are being drawn up to cater for students and staff who cannot enter grounds which may be beyond salvation.

More families in Nannup, WA are choosing to send their children to schools 60 kilometres away from the local public option as dozens of parent complaints are revealed.

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.

The vibrant handprint display tells hundreds of unique stories about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and culture and unites some of the country's most respected Indigenous trailblazers.

The state's Department for Education says the new ban is working, but experts aren't convinced.

Researchers who examined the experience of students leaving school and pursuing further education find young people are facing increasing pressure to attend university.

A Perth teenager pleads guilty to injuring a fellow student with a sharp weapon on high school grounds.

City public primary schools have dominated the list of high-performing schools, according to analysis of NAPLAN data, as school results are released today. 

Parents in Lucindale, in South Australia's south-east, can just ask their children to find out how the pig that became their Christmas ham lived.

Flynn McCowan was one of 128 students who topped a subject in the NSW HSC. More than 67,000 students received their results by text message on Thursday morning.

It is the result which is the students' culmination of years of hard work and acts as their first branch into the adult world.

A four-legged bundle of curly brown fur is putting smiles on the faces of pupils struggling with the deaths of a teacher and a student.

Some educators see the change to co-ed schooling as a sign of the times, while others say there is still value in separating boys' and girls' education.

Melbourne school leaver Mansha Arora spent her final year of school juggling study with caring for her mother and working to help support her family.

Friendships across generations are being formed in a northern New South Wales community, as high school students compile books illuminating the lives of elderly residents.

For an entire year, a group of high school students have been part of a trial to see how weekly mindfulness sessions will improve their learning and resilience.

A 16-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after he was allegedly attacked by the girl with an "edged weapon".

A Brisbane primary school wanted more students with and without a disability to play sports together, and now they are on the lookout for more competitors from other schools.

Sue-Belinda Meehan believes education reforms in recent years have done more harm than good, and backs a Senate committee's recommendations to bring back some traditional approaches.

It's that time of year when it seems the more school fees parents pay, the less time their children spend in school. Why the differences?