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Maths strengths and struggles identified in new PISA report
A new report by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) identifies how students achieved in core areas of mathematics...
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Data shows 2024 NAPLAN participation rates return to pre-COVID levels
The rates of students taking part in NAPLAN testing have largely recovered to pre-COVID levels, as highlighted in the latest...
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ACT signs updated school funding and reform agreement
The Commonwealth and Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Governments have signed an updated school funding and reform agreement, with the former...
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Oxford’s Australian Children’s Word of the Year revealed
Oxford University Press (OUP) says the winning word highlights how Australia’s most globally connected generation values deeper real-world connections. Oxford...
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred triggers school closures in QLD and NSW
Due to the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, all state schools in the greater Brisbane and Gold Coast areas will...
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Funding agreement ‘watershed moment’ for NSW public schools
A landmark funding agreement between the Commonwealth and New South Wales Governments will deliver, for the first time, full funding...
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