Aussie students slipping in maths and science: Gillard
AUSTRALIAN students are falling behind in maths and science before they reach high school and a national curriculum is the key to improving results, Education Minister Julia Gillard warned today.
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School zones full of junk food ads
KIDS are being bombarded with hundreds of ads for alcohol and junk food in the streets around their schools, helping to drive the obesity epidemic in young Australians.
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School in clear over teaching creation
A CHRISTIAN school that teaches a biblical view of creation in science classes has been cleared of breaching state curriculum requirements for the teaching of evolution.
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Private school enrolments rise despite tough times
DESPITE tough times, Queensland parents are digging deep to send their kids to private schools, with enrolments to rise by up to 4 per cent next year.
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School goals focus on values
FEDERAL and state governments have demanded that children are taught more about tolerance, respect and other core values.
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No NSW four-year-olds to miss preschool
Every four-year-old in New South Wales is to have access to preschool for two days a week, under new state and federal funding arrangements.
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School fees rise to $29,000
SOME private school fees will soar to almost $29,000 next year — increasing by almost three times the rate of inflation — despite the Senate approving $28 billion for private school funding until 2012.
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