Meet the student who never missed a single day of school in 13 years

Meet the student who never missed a single day of school in 13 years

Michael sat through about 864,000 minutes of class time – a feat believed to be unmatched by any other student in recent history.

  • byChristopher Harris

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The map that reveals Sydney’s flight from public primary schools
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The map that reveals Sydney’s flight from public primary schools

Public primary schools have more than 20,000 fewer enrolments than five years ago. And it’s not all because of a switch to private schools.

  • byLucy Carroll andNigel Gladstone
Discrimination complaints surge at WA schools
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Discrimination complaints surge at WA schools

Data obtained under Freedom of Information laws has revealed that between 2019 and 2024,WA was the only state or territory bar QLD to record an increase in complaints.

  • byHolly Thompson
It’s a 15-hour drive from the big city lights,but this regional school outperforms Brisbane

It’s a 15-hour drive from the big city lights,but this regional school outperforms Brisbane

Students from this regional Queensland school are outshining Brisbane schools,while the gap between city and country is narrower in Queensland versus NSW.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Don’t judge a book by its cover:Warning over sexually graphic novel

Don’t judge a book by its cover:Warning over sexually graphic novel

When Alyshia Graham bought this book for her 10-year-old based on its cartoon cover,she had no idea it contained dozens of explicit sex scenes.

  • byFrances Howe
High-five ban for beloved lollipop man sparks petition

High-five ban for beloved lollipop man sparks petition

A school-crossing guard in Melbourne’s outer east has been banned from high-fiving primary school children after one parent complained to the council.

  • byHannah Kennelly
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WA students caught in NAPLAN cheating scandal

WA students caught in NAPLAN cheating scandal

A West Australian school has been “counselled” after being caught handing out a cheat sheet on the day of the test that monitors Australian student performance.

  • byHolly Thompson
We’re out of tune with best practice,but the NSW music teacher crisis can be fixed
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Teaching

We’re out of tune with best practice,but the NSW music teacher crisis can be fixed

The work required to rescue music education could start immediately,and would cost the NSW taxpayer very little money.

  • byJames Humberstone
State has ‘spat the dummy’ over East Perth primary school:Zempilas

State has ‘spat the dummy’ over East Perth primary school:Zempilas

Construction of East Perth Primary School,stalled for more than a year over a stoush between the state and City of Perth,will proceed without the City’s agreement.

  • byHolly Thompson
‘When I was at school we all had a recorder’:Calls to mandate music lessons

‘When I was at school we all had a recorder’:Calls to mandate music lessons

Thousands of children are leaving primary school with no formal music education as band programs close and teachers struggle to include the arts in classroom lessons.

  • byMary Ward
A great leap forward for school children (as long as we don’t forget their teachers)
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A great leap forward for school children (as long as we don’t forget their teachers)

The overhaul of the NSW primary school syllabus should benefit 800,000 students,but we must teach their teachers how to implement it.

  • byJordana Hunter andNick Parkinson