New school funding data raises questions
New school funding figures have revealed glaring inconsistencies across the nation under the Gonski model.
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Teachers reveal scale of assaults
A new survey has revealed the extent to which students are assaulting teachers, prompting a widespread call to action.
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Gonski battle looms as ministers meet
The future of Gonski funding hangs in the balance as education ministers meet in Adelaide today.
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Troubled school gets scathing govt review
A school that employed security guards after a teacher was bashed has been slammed by an education department review.
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Govt intervenes to calm tensions at troubled school
After a spate of student violence and misbehaviour at a troubled Western Australian school, help may finally be on the way.
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Principals urge greater private school accountability
There is a large gap in accountability between public and private schools when it comes to reporting requirements, say principals.
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Schools scrap languages, state claims students aren’t interested
Around 150 schools in Western Australia have dropped the teaching of foreign languages but is it lack of funding or interest that’s to blame?
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Do unruly students need their own school?
Violent and disruptive pupils could soon be sent to their own special school as part of one state’s plan.
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Mergers giving schools strength in numbers - and resources
As enrollment numbers increase in some schools and dwindle in others, could mergers provide a solution?
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IN THE RED: Principals forced to slash school programs
Literacy classes - gone. Numeracy classes - gone. In some cases, even maintenance is being axed.