Year 4 students just achieved their best-ever result in a major maths and science test, reports researcher Nicole Wernert Australian Year 4 students have achieved their best-ever result in a major international assessment of maths and science. Year 8 students, who also did the test, held...
Debates about what books students should be reading in high school reach a crescendo at the start of each school year, writes Alex Bacalja As parents make their way through school text lists, collecting books for their teen’s year ahead, they inevitably draw comparisons between their...
ReachOut's new student mental health tool, funded by the Telstra Foundation, launched to help thousands of young Aussies starting high school next week With thousands of Year 7 students commencing high school across the country from next week, Australia’s most accessed youth mental health service ReachOut has launched...
Clinical Psychologist, Prof Amanda Gordon, looks how parents can support this milestone School is the most important social network for children there is. As children move from infants to primary to high school, the importance of their friendships increases, almost proportionally to their independence. Children need...
Whether your child is in primary or high school, starting somewhere new can be scary and daunting. We have some advice from a clinical psychologist and an education expert, to help kids and parents with the transition....
The International Baccalaureate is an option many students are being offered to take on in high school across the country. But what is it? And is it a good idea for your kids?...
64 percent of Aussie parents would prefer to drop their kids off in the car than have them walk to school....
Think your child might be gifted? Sydney Catholic Schools is making the identification process easier with its Newman Selective Gifted Education Program....
