12+ hour ago   (495+ words) NSW public schools will cap students’ screentime use at 15-minutes a day in a bid to address a “worrying trend” of declining student learning outcomes. The announcement, made by NSW Education Minister Prue Car on Sunday, will see the limits…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1632+ words) The classrooms that run smoothest tend to have one thing in common: a teacher who's had a real say in how things are done. And as Australia's schools juggle an ever-growing list of complex, exhausting demands, it's the people on…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1145+ words) Some schools spend years chasing a single award. Haileybury picked up eight in one night. For Haileybury’s CEO and Principal, Derek Scott, who accepted the same award at the inaugural Australian Education Awards back in 2018, the experience might have felt…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (586+ words) Across Australia, AI tools are landing in classrooms faster than schools can train teachers to use them. Research shows that about two-thirds (66%) of Australian lower secondary teachers now use AI in the classroom — well above the OECD average of 36% — yet…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (834+ words) The more kids use screens, the more their results decline, Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has warned after Australian students recorded their worst ever scores in maths and reading. The results from the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) assessment,…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (466+ words) Student behaviour is pushing teachers out the door, and the numbers are stark. The share of Australian teachers citing behaviour as a reason for leaving nearly doubled, from 25% in 2020 to 47% in 2024, according to AITSL's Australian Teacher Workforce Data. This trend…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (496+ words) Student violence dulls the protective effect of administrator support, new research shows, even as backing remains vital to retention. A U.S study of early childhood through Year 12 teachers has found that support from school principals reduces stress and helps retain…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (976+ words) When Bellbird Park State Secondary College's name was read out for Best Student Wellbeing Program at the Australian Education Awards 2026, it capped a journey that started with a simple question. What does it take for a teenager to feel safe…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1620+ words) Revealing the best schools in Australia for 2026 – and why academic results are the basis but not the ceiling for success Kildare College's enrolment growth since 2018 – part of a broader shift towards schools built around strong pastoral, student-centred models Share of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (525+ words) Catholic Schools NSW (CSNSW), the peak body overseeing almost 600 Catholic schools across the state, has sacked chief executive Dallas McInerney, days after he gave evidence at the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). In a statement issued on Friday, 21 August…...