Melbourne’s advantaged eastern suburbs and its less advantaged west have both emerged as hot spots for NAPLAN success.
The majority of students at the state’s top-performing primary school have a language background other than English – a trend seen across many of the top schools.
Some schools are punching above their weight when it comes to results in literacy and numeracy. This is how they manage to do it.
Government schools make up 16 of the state’s top-20 most improved performers in the latest results published on the MySchool website.
A common vision between public and non-government schools could prevent a great social divide.
Education ministers will meet on Friday to consider whether students will have to meet new proficiency standards in reading,writing and maths.
Smaller tuition groups could help students falling behind in bigger classes – but only if they are done right.
I once believed you should choose the right school for your own child. Instead,we should be fighting for a school system insisting on equity,not entrenching privilege.
Four years after the then-Coalition government signed a funding agreement,the Productivity Commission has found reading and numeracy results have deteriorated.
Schools across the country are grappling with record low reading levels among year 9 students.
Education is more than just a human right – it is a key foundation upon which a nation’s economic and social advancement is built.