2 h. ago Make Mother’s Day count with gift ideas she will really love

It’s just around the corner, but don’t panic. We’ve got you covered with a handpicked selection of presents, no matter what she enjoys.

Politics

2 h. ago Catholic schools election intervention in key seats sparks independents’ ire

Catholic school parents have been urged to consider the funding position of candidates by the powerful Victorian Catholic Education Commission.

Politics

10 h. ago Key staff at private boarding school step down after ‘strapping’ abuse scandal

The head of Ballarat Grammar’s boarding facility and his deputy have stood down from running Dart House, the principal has told staff.

Politics

10 h. ago Churches, schools, film festivals: The millions in election dollars promised to Sydney communities

Labor has splashed the cash in an attempt to hold on to what was once their heartland.

Culture

10 h. ago Canada’s prime minister schools the world: stand up to the bully, win the election

The world is no longer standing in America’s shadow. It is learning, quickly and with no small amount of fear, how to stand on its own.

Politics

26 h. ago No one can decide which council this Sydney private school belongs to

Presbyterian Ladies’ College in Croydon is fed up being pulled between two different councils – but two mayors can’t agree on who should take the school.

Politics

34 h. ago ‘I fall asleep in class’: New program to tackle teen’s screen habits

A school-based digital wellbeing program created by the Black Dog Institute launches in Australia today. But, can it change the way teenager’s use their phones?

Politics

40 h. ago Surviving Russian captivity: Shaun Pinner’s haunting warning for Australian Oscar Jenkins

“The Russians aren’t stupid,” the former British soldier says, outlining the treatment likely facing an Australian schoolteacher in Russian captivity.

Events

50 h. ago Daniel wasn’t coached for his medical school test. But too many of his peers were

The group which administers the medical school exam for year 12 students has removed a section due to its “high coachability”. Try it yourself.

Politics

50 h. ago A Hollywood stunt double in high school, Izzy’s Bells triumph the tale of a lifetime

Stepping in for Blake Lively in a horror movie, designing wave pools and winning iconic surf contests: it’s all just part of the Isabella Nichols story, past, present and future.

Politics

55 h. ago WA news LIVE: WA leading the country in economic performance, again; Perth’s NRL deal still on the table

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Economics

56 h. ago WA news LIVE: WA leading the country in economic performance, again; Perth’s NRL deal still in the table

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Economics

60 h. ago WA news LIVE: Schools back! And so are the WA student assistance payments

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Politics

65 h. ago Thousands of high school students shun ‘two years of hell’ in favour of vocational VCE

The vocational major VCE has breathed new life into vocational education and training in Victorian schools, but there are calls for the government to do more.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘A catastrophe of a disease’: Doctors sound alarm on spread of measles

Victoria is in the grip of its worst measles outbreak in a decade, as health experts brace for a rise in local transmission after the school holidays.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘It’s a bit extreme’: Manha’s gruelling daily routine ahead of the selective schools test

Some 17,559 children will sit the selective school test this week for 4200 places. Ninety per cent of them have been coached.

Events

3 d. ago ‘Extreme and harsh’: NSW Labor on collision course with unions over workers’ comp changes

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has flagged plans for a radical overhaul of workers’ compensation for injuries such as post-traumatic stress disorder. 

Events

3 d. ago Why parents vote with their wallets to get kids into selective school

The state has created a two-tier public education system. But at what cost?

Politics

3 d. ago I may have been late to my writing career, but this is why it’s a blessing

For a long time, I was a bit sheepish about my late start, but I don’t feel like that now.

Politics

4 d. ago Parents of ‘strapping’ boarders blame school for unchecked culture of abuse

A group of parents claims it is unfair and dangerous to place the blame for a hazing scandal onto students, saying responsibility “lies squarely” with the school.

Culture