Australia will introduce a cap on the number of new international students it accepts, as it tries to reduce overall migration to pre-pandemic levels. The nation has one of the biggest international student markets in the world, but the number of new enrolments will be limited to 270,000 for 2025. Each higher education institution will […]
Around one in 20 training providers have been forced to close or been warned they are at risk of being shut in a crackdown on so-called ghost colleges. One provider had not offered training or assessment since 2020, and the government said it was “calling time” on dormant providers. The government said it would use enhanced […]
Children’s social media usage is again in the spotlight, with the SA government announcing a proposal to ban children under 14 from accessing sites such as TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and requiring those aged 14 and 15 to have parental consent to use the apps. But with two-thirds of primary-school-aged children and most teenagers owning their […]
The NSW Government is continuing work to ensure the lessons taught in NSW schools equip students with the tools they need to thrive in life after school, with the new Personal Development, Health and Physical Education [PDHPE] syllabus for years 7-10 released today. For the first time, high school students in NSW will be explicitly […]
If you feel like you’re paying a lot for your child’s private school education, that’s because you probably are. When we look at the international data, we see Australian households are contributing a lot more to their children’s education than other countries in the OECD. Why is this happening? And why is it a problem? What […]
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has formally recognised Pymble Ladies’ College as an Australian Olympic Pathway School, marking a significant milestone as the first independent school to receive this designation. Pymble Ladies’ College joins the seven NSW Sports High Schools as an Australian Olympic Pathway School providing students with access to high quality Olympic sports […]
Parents are demanding metal detectors be installed after a student allegedly pulled a knife on a teacher at a Western Sydney school. Chifley College Dunheved in St Mary’s was locked down on Thursday after a staff member attempted to disarm a 13-year-old girl who allegedly brought a large kitchen knife on to school grounds and […]
More than three-quarters of Australian students say they didn’t fully try in the latest Pisa tests, unpublished data reveals, calling into question the real source behind a continued decline in rankings. The Programme for International Student Assessment has measured the academic performance of 15-year-olds every three years since 2000, providing the most comprehensive international rankings in […]
The Australian Government has announced that applications for the 2024 Australia Awards Scholarships round are now open. The scholarships provide the opportunity for individuals from a selection of developing countries to undertake full-time undergraduate or postgraduate study at participating Australian universities. What are the Australia Awards Scholarships? The Australia Awards Scholarships (AAS) program is highly prestigious […]
A decade ago paediatricians noticed a worrying trend: children’s mental health was beginning to decline. Anxiety disorders, depression and loneliness had suddenly become more common among teenagers around the world. Health experts and researchers didn’t know exactly why that happened. Some said that these were simply statistical variations without any particular cause. Others believed there must […]
