Education

Public school teachers in WA cut a pay deal with the state government, agreeing to a 12 per cent pay rise over three years.

A steep hike in visa fees is pushing current and prospective international students to consider other universities outside of Australia.

Police say a motive or ideology has not been determined after a 14-year-old boy allegedly stabbed a student in the neck on the grounds of the University of Sydney this morning.

The Australian government is doubling the cost of student visa fees for international students, prompting outrage from student representatives who say that the price hike will drive potential students to competitors.

Four-time AFL premiership coach David Parkin is known for his football success, but off the field he forged friendships with his former grade-three students that has endured since 1964 and inspired them to aim high. 

Thousands of families fail to claim the WA Student Assistance Payment during a cost-of-living crisis and the question the state government needs to answer is — why?

Dr K Rogers — one of Australia's first Indigenous principals and the creator of the Bush Uni — has been described as a "champion" and a "loving father".

Australia is facing a national GP shortage. Tasmania is hoping a new incentive plan, to wipe HECS debts or provide a relocation payment, means they will choose the island state — but, there is a catch.

Jubin Raju loves studying in Australia but the government plans to put a cap on international students like him and that is not good news for struggling regional universities.

The ACT Integrity Commission finds former CIT chief executive Leanne Cover guilty of serious corrupt conduct.

The NT coroner has recommended the territory's education department ensure all schools are trained to respond when a student discloses suicidal thoughts, following her inquiry into the death of a Darwin teenager.

Determined parents battling childcare waiting list stress have gathered crucial data to advocate for solutions ahead of a Productivity Commission report into the sector.

Recent data has shown Tasmanian students are lagging behind their peers in other states.

Tasmania has some of the worst education results in the country. A review has been announced to fix it, as the gap between Tasmania and the rest of the country appears to be growing.

A report has found school leavers cautiously consider the cost of a degree and post-study employability.

A woman whose great-grandmother refused to give up on better access to education says acknowledgement of her family's NSW south coast "healing place" has brought a sense of justice.

A 17-year-old vocational school student from rural China becomes a celebrity on social media after reaching the final round of a maths competition, beating many others from top universities and raising questions about the education system.

Aboriginal language experts say the survival and preservation of Indigenous languages needs to be treated as importantly as art and storytelling.

The poster-sized displays will be paired with a four-paragraph "context statement" on the religious text's role in the US education system.

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan acknowledges the state's "serious and systematic" failure to protect children in government schools from abuse, while announcing a truth-telling process for survivors.

Hundreds of students in Western Sydney have had their schooling turned around by the "homegrown" solution, but the program receives no state funding.            

Democracy is built on the right of citizens to voice dissent. A glance at the history of our political leaders' involvement with student protests perhaps goes some way to explaining the response to the pro-Palestine movement on campuses today.

Autistic teenager Nash Kirk-Clarke felt left out of the curriculum and isolated from his peers at his Adelaide school, and a researcher says he is among countless students from disadvantaged groups who are disproportionately suspended or excluded.

STEM students struggle through an exercise that limits their dexterity to help make life better for those without limbs.

Indonesia's incoming president wants to deliver more than 80 million free school lunches every day, but that will come with a high price tag.