Education

This story is about something deeper than policy or profit. It's about the trust parents place in childcare every morning when they hand over their children, believing they will be safe — only to find they're not.

Regional and remote students are being encouraged to learn old-school ways to stay in contact as social media bans for those under 16 come into effect over the summer holidays. 

SA's Minister for Education, Blair Boyer, is calling on retailers to help pay the climbing clean-up bill for removing coloured sand products linked to the asbestos scare.

Health authorities warn WA school leavers to be aware of an increase in sexually transmitted infections as they embark on end-of-school celebrations.

Two schools are completely closed, and another eight have partial closures as the clean-up of coloured sand products continues.

A senior secondary teacher says an error like the one found on the Tasmanian Certificate of Education legal studies exam paper "is really bad", as the education minister moves to assure students the errors would not affect end-of-year results.

Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?

One parent says her child's cohort at Hobart College was initially given an incorrect formula sheet for their biology exam.

The co-vice chancellors of the new Adelaide University says the mammoth task of merging two universities has its own complexities.

At least six non-government schools have closed, and six others partially closed on Monday due to the national recall of coloured sand products over asbestos contamination, with others slated for closure on Tuesday.

After asbestos was found in a range of coloured sand, early childhood centres and schools in Australia and New Zealand are hurrying to dispose of potentially contaminated products. 

Kmart has recalled four coloured sand products over concerns of asbestos contamination, prompting the ACT education department to close dozens more schools. 

Despite thousands of cases of food poisoning, Indonesia's government intends to expand a controversial program giving schoolchildren free meals.

Coloured sand products linked to an asbestos contamination scare have so far been identified at more than 100 sites in South Australia following checks at schools and preschools, the state's education department says.

Japan's education system is renowned for its rigidity. But one school is providing an alternative, blending typical education classes with intensive video game training.

A recall of children’s coloured sand after asbestos traces were found has led to the closure of multiple public schools in the ACT, leaving parents scrambling for care options and answers.

The ACT has closed 16 public schools today, with several others partially closed due to potential asbestos exposure.

International students are grappling with Australia's high cost of living, and experts warn there are no quick fixes to their financial stress. 

Tasmanian Treasurer Eric Abetz has vowed to take "decisive action" to rein in the ballooning debt, but the "interim" state budget contains few major initiatives.

Parents of students at a Sydney school where a five-year-old girl was hit by a car and killed last week have demanded action to prevent another tragedy.