More than 260 counsellors and psychologists have been recruited to public schools. We spoke to three of them.
As Jobs and Skills Australia releases sobering findings about the future of the nation’s workforce, experts are urging people to stop seeing university as “the ideal”.
Caringbah High pupils are now sitting HSC exams in Latin, five years after its reintroduction to the school students describe as a “mid-tier” selective.
A perfectly timed school excursion left year 12 students smiling as they unpacked the ruins of Pompeii for their HSC exam.
HSC studies of religion are heavily dominated by private and Catholic schools. Meet the public school students bucking the statewide trend.
Twenty-one dead lizards, genetically modified super salmon and IVF for koalas: this year’s HSC biology exam ticked all the boxes for students.
Students at North Sydney Girls High said the final mathematics extension 2 question was not without its hiccups but were able to solve it.
We went to North Sydney Girls to solve the hardest problem in the HSC. This is how they did it.
A question about a visit to the zoo in a wheelchair had some HSC maths students scratching their heads.
The University of Melbourne’s new vice-chancellor, Carolyn Evans, says Melbourne needs to double down on its strengths to remain a global innovation capital.
There are now 20 NSW schools charging more than $45,000 annually for year 12, but the real cost goes beyond fees.
The prices aren’t right under our cash and card system. Can we just get to the bottom of it?
This year’s modern history exam had some wording twists but students felt confident after walking out of exam halls on Friday.
While the premiers show a bit of pluck.
As the news spread, the Australian archaeologist who played a pivotal role in cracking its secrets was digging in a dirt pit at a Sydney university.
You don’t have to get snippy about it.
The HSC faces challenges but remains a gold standard credential
The second English exam left some students feeling stumped while a question on fishing rewarded those who could spot a metaphor.
New guidelines for schools have urged teachers to ask certain questions before using AI in primary schools.
The University Admission Centre has advice for school leavers intent on tertiary education who face a tougher time gaining entry to a Sydney university next year.
Tragically, while Trump deals in castles in the air, the rest of the world must pay the rent.
As 60,000 students sat down for the first HSC exam of 2026, English Paper 1, many were preparing for the worst. Instead, they received a “gift”.
Drama has lost 40 per cent of its enrolments in a decade. Students say the potential for embarrassment has meant it has lost numbers.
The principal has been accused of walking in front of a child while naked during a homestay arrangement, parliament has heard.
An AI drug-development platform and a blood test for recurrent breast cancer are among the breakthroughs credited to artificial intelligence’s biomedical application.
It’s crunch time for this year’s recently graduated year 12 students. On Tuesday, the biggest exam of a student’s school experience, the HSC, will begin.
A parent sending a child to kindergarten in 2027 and who factored in fee increases of 5 per cent each subsequent year can expect to spend around $800,000.
Banned from foster care in 1981 over extreme control and family separation, Redeemer Baptist was allowed to open a school two years later.
A parliamentary inquiry has discovered government departments and agencies never spoke to anyone in person after students made allegations about their negative experiences at Redeemer Baptist School.
Universities were already seeing the impact of rejected international students visas, but recent announcements to further curb migration have anxiety in the sector.
Across 14 schools, median parent income jumped by $50,000 or more between 2023 and 2025.
While students say screens are beneficial for learning, teachers note they are distracting for students and impair their social interaction.
Deciding whether to start kids’ schooling early or wait an extra year is a perennial dilemma for parents. Students such as Angelina provide an insight into how the decision plays out.
Members of sadistic online abuse networks have been linked to popular games including Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite.
One school has unlocked the code to getting more students to take on harder maths subjects.
The HSC is not a measurement, it’s a mirror. It tells the kid – when you apply yourself, things happen.
Hartford College was the first in the country to offer a liberal arts curriculum. But four years after opening, it will close its doors.
Deandra Kontou, who failed to return to campus after the trip, has been charged with nine child abuse offences. Parents were told she was on “approved leave of absence”.
The principal of the Sydney school where Deandra Kontou worked after allegedly raping a Newington student has written to parents.
A cupboard full of shiny new ukuleles is not a music education strategy. In the hands of a skilled teacher, however, those instruments become tools of creativity and joy.
Ahead of the start of HSC exams on October 13, these five students speak of their post-school aspirations.
When did the marketing of art – i.e. administration, management and economics – become more important than the art itself?
Tailcoats, tuck shops, beaks, dames – what can Prince George expect at Eton?
Bringing the champers in with the bathwater.
The NSW government says every child will be able to learn an instrument under a 10-year plan to roll out music education in the state’s public primary schools.
