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IMMIGRATION

Pakistani national charged over alleged visa breach in Sydney

AFP alleges that the 37-year-old failed to comply with his visa-mandated curfew by going within a prohibited distance of a school.

OPINION

Private tutoring for school kids is ‘booming’. But this poses risks for students

Tutoring tends to be for high school students, but an increasing proportion of primary students are being tutored

OPINION

Despite improvements to early education, more children are starting school developmentally behind. What’s going on?

Going to high-quality early childhood education or preschool is one way to ensure children do not fall behind before they even start school.

OPINION

How do we get more Year 12s doing maths?

The skills we gain during school mathematics – problem-solving, pattern-finding, reasoning logically, and computational thinking – are essential to the work of many STEM careers.

INNOVATION

Australia’s government says social media age checks ‘can be done’, despite errors and privacy risks

The report suggests existing age assurance technology can be used to determine whether social media users are over 16.

INNOVATION

Teacher Paramjit Brownson wins $62,000 after unfair dismissal by Islamic college

Commissioner Crawford ruled the disciplinary process against her was “contrived and flawed” and said Mr Azhari acted inappropriately to achieve his objectives.

INNOVATION

Year 11 student Sukhmandeep named NSW ICAS All-Stars champion

The ICAS All-Stars initiative builds on the long-standing tradition of ICAS by recognising the top academic achievers across the state.

OPINION

Indigenous students call for equal support to complete Year 12

Until now we have not had a lot of quantitative evidence on Indigenous students’ actual attitudes towards education.

OPINION

Often parents and schools disagree about whether something is ‘bullying’: what happens next?

The definition used in Australian schools captures the key elements defined by international research.

INNOVATION

16% of Kiwi school leavers had no qualifications — worst rate in a decade

The figure equates to approximately 10,600 teenagers, and represents a 0.4 percentage point increase on the previous year.

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53-foot tractor-trailer driver Baljeet Singh pleads guilty in deadly pileup, was playing phone game and fled to India

Indian Premier League could be played in Australia, Adelaide Oval explores plan

Perth toddler Sandipan Dhar’s death ‘probably preventable’ after missed blood test, coroner says