Education News

Live performance marks bounce back We're gradually coming back and live performance is part of that with one of the largest performing arts festivals in Australia and New Zealand, Sydney Eisteddfod, now on.

Prominent alums give back to public schools The Acacia Program is an initiative to enable alumni of Australian public schools to give back through scholarships, mentoring and advocacy.

Art comp teaches primary school kids about the brain Primary school students around Australia are being encouraged to learn about the brain through a national art competition.

NIDA Open launches Equity Program to foster disadvantaged new creatives The National Institute of Dramatic Art's Open program is offering over $50,000 worth of complimentary tuition in 2021.

$5 million NSW Government grant to build new school technology facility in Western Sydney A new three-storey technology facility will bring great tech education opportunities to Greater Western Sydney.

Leading international conference on World War II free and virtual The world’s leading convention of WWII Experts, students and enthusiasts will be online and free to the public for the first time.

How The Ponds High School won Wakakirri's biggest award in their first year The Ponds High School (Ponds) came out on top against schools who have performed dozens of times at past Wakakirri Story-Dance Festivals.

Aussie Helpers connects rural children with tutors Aussie Helpers Volunteer for Isolated Students Education (AHVISE) program is seeking volunteer tutors to provide one-on-one learning to distance education student.

Education’s structural failure due to ‘unambitious tinkering’ Responses to evidence around increasing educational inequity continue to be limited to piecemeal fiddling at policy edges.

37 creative workers get busy in 32 Vic government schools 37 creative workers have begun their placement in 32 government schools across Victoria from this week as part of the Creative Workers in Schools program.

The country is not always cheaper for an education A tree change isn’t always going to mean a cheaper education for the kids, especially if you're in rural Queensland or Victoria.

Aussie schools needed to clean up Young Australians and school communities accounted for more than 1 in 3 (38.8 per cent) of all Clean Up Australia Day volunteers in 2020.