New school enrolment figures have provided further evidence of the growing demand for public education and of the deep inequality entrenched in the distribution of capital funds across Australia’s education system. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics...
As teachers, principals and support staff welcome back students, an Australian Education Union survey of principals has found school staff worked tirelessly over the school holiday period to ensure a positive and settled start to schooling in 2021. Public school and...
The Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services has shown per student funding to private schools continues to grow at a higher rate than for public school students with higher levels of need. “Tasmanian public schools and colleges are getting great...
Donate Now The Australian Education Union has launched a community fundraising appeal to support Cosgrove High School students and staff as they recover from the combined impacts of COVID-19 and recent structure fire. “Fire has done significant damage to a building...
Nine out of ten public school principals report having to access funds from other areas of school budgets to make up for significant shortfalls in Commonwealth funding for students with disability, according to the latest “State of our Schools” survey. The Australian...
“Educators and families warmly welcome a state budget that in six months has gone from $109 million in cuts to education to no cuts and delivers previous promises, including an additional 87 FTE in teaching staff and 80 FTE in Education Support Personnel,” said Helen...
