News & Views ‘Practically perfect’: why the media’s focus on ‘top’ Year 12 students needs to change While this may seem like a joyous ritual, we should pause to consider how we frame the end of Year 12 and “success”.
News & Views Early education programs improve gender equality and reduce harmful attitudes Education programs on respectful relationships reduces gender-based violence, bullying and sexual harassment among high school students.
Uncategorised Australian female scientists almost entirely excluded from high school curriculum: Research The achievements of Australian female scientists are almost entirely omitted from high school textbooks, a new study has found.
News & Views ‘About bloody time’: WA to offer students free sanitary products Western Australia has become the latest state in the country to offer its students in public schools free sanitary products.
Life Strength through adversity: What 2020 has taught our students The events of this year have taught us that our students have remarkable resilience and aptitude for new ways of learning.
News & Views There are many reasons why students fail in first year of university. Should they really get cut off? Education Minister Dan Tehan issued a proposal to pull government fee support from students who fail more than half their subjects in first year.
News & Views Australian students’ academic results plummet while gender gap in mathematics increases Australian students’ performance in mathematics has fallen to the OECD average for the first time in recorded history, according to PISA.
Health Exam-related stress at concerning levels Almost 60% of young people are experiencing concerning levels of exam stress and one in 10 are suffering from extreme stress relating to exams.
News & Views The program empowering high school students to tackle domestic violence Walk The Talk, rolled out by Women’s Community Shelters with Enlighten Education, engages high school students to tackle domestic violence.