Michael sat through about 864,000 minutes of class time – a feat believed to be unmatched by any other student in recent history.
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.
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.
Students from this regional Queensland school are outshining Brisbane schools,while the gap between city and country is narrower in Queensland versus NSW.
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.
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.
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.
The work required to rescue music education could start immediately,and would cost the NSW taxpayer very little money.
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.
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.
The overhaul of the NSW primary school syllabus should benefit 800,000 students,but we must teach their teachers how to implement it.