The Hindu Council of Australia wants prayer rooms removed from public schools due to fears they could be used to promote “radical ideologies”. A 16-year-old boy was shot dead by police last Saturday night after he stabbed a man in the back at the Willetton Bunnings carpark, in Perth’s south.Continue Reading
NSW public school enrolments have dropped by more than 24,000 since Covid, as families opt to send their kids to non-government schools. New figures released on Tuesday show a year-on-year fall in enrolments for the fourth consecutive year. Public school enrolments dropped by 5001 enrolments between 2022 (791,435) and 2023Continue Reading
Public schools across NSW have been slapped with a “significant” funding cut, as the state tries to get teachers back into the classroom to help bolster flagging enrolment rates. NSW Education Minister Prue Car informed principals on Tuesday of a decision to slash the School Budget Allocation Report (SBAR) byContinue Reading
The head of an influential schools union has taken aim at two high-profile Sydney private schools, accusing them of “disingenuous, bleating victimhood”. NSW Teachers Federation president Henry Rajendra will use his speech at Friday’s 2024 Principal’s Conference to lash the “entrenched” privilege of private schools, and make specific reference toContinue Reading
Labor will bid to permanently increase its share of public school funding across the country, after striking a landmark deal with Western Australia. In the biggest shake-up to school funding in more than a decade, WA will be the first state to be fully and “fairly” funded after the federalContinue Reading
Federal, state and territory education ministers has vowed to fix chronic funding shortfalls in public schools, but who will share the cost of closing a funding gap worth an estimated $6.6bn a year is still yet to be determined. Ministers began negotiations for the next National Schools Reform Agreement (NRSA)Continue Reading
One HSC subject has been identified as a clear marker of a private school education in Australia – and it might not be what you think. NSW Department of Education and NSW Standards Authority data, compiled by Nine newspapers show Engineering Studies is dominated by boys who go to privateContinue Reading
A group of teachers, parents, unions and community leaders are still waiting to hear whether the Prime Minister will meet them as tensions over a promise to deliver a pathway to full funding for public schools heats up. Tens and thousands of postcards from people all over Australia were setContinue Reading
A young business owner has caused a stir after claiming there is a “huge difference” between private school and public school educated Aussies. Zane Marshall, founder of marketing agency Lux Social, recently took to TikTok to claim that a whopping 70 per cent of CEOs in Australia all attended privateContinue Reading
The scores are out, revealing which Australian schools are best in class, and which have climbed the rankings since the previous results. The Better Education analysis of 2022 academic outcomes has ranked the top government and independent schools across Australia. Here is your guide to the results by state, includingContinue Reading