Education
Indian student numbers to Australia plummet by 46%
The number of Indian students wanting to study in Australia has slumped by almost 50%, according to figures from the Australian government.
Diocese bans sex-ed in leased school
A public school in Perth Amboy, N.J., knew when it leased an empty Roman Catholic school that sex education could not be taught there, say church officials.
Perth academic named Unesco professor
A NOBEL Prize-winning academic at Perth College UHI has been named the first Unesco professor in Scotland.
New Perth Amboy preschool set to open in September
The $14 million school, located at 925 Amboy Ave., is nearly complete, with only some punch list items, final inspections, and a low water pressure issue — which will require installation of a booster pump — still to be resolved.
Honours bestowed as pupils Perform in Perth
Prepared Reading, aged 11 or 12 – 1 Jemma Brown, St Leonards-New Park 88; 2= Chloe Syme, Viewlands Primary School, Vanessa Stewart, St Leonards-New Park, Ellie MacCallum, St Leonards-New Park 87; 3= Annabel Simpson, Craigclowan, Emily Horne, Viewl...
Perth Amboy students find fun in math competition
As the clock ticked, seven third-graders at the James J. Patten Elementary School were deep in concentration on the 25 addition problems for the Sharp Minds Math Challenge.
School tower plan moving forward in Perth Amboy
Plans to build a four-story tower to house ninth-grade students at Perth Amboy High School are moving forward.
Aussie students slipping in maths and science: Gillard
AUSTRALIAN students are falling behind in maths and science before they reach high school and a national curriculum is the key to improving results, Education Minister Julia Gillard warned today.
ABC Learning closures revealed, Vic fares worst
The receivers for ABC Learning have released a list of the embattled childcare provider's centres due to close and merge with other local centres.
Coalition in backflip on private schools funding
PRIVATE school funding has been guaranteed for next year after a last-minute Coalition backflip on threats to block laws that tied government taxpayer funding to the adoption of a new national curriculum.
Two contracts for NSW netbook program
THE NSW government's $200 million-plus schools netbook program has officially kicked-off, and ICT companies have been encouraged to form consortiums to participate in the upcoming bidding process.
Parents pay $23,000 a year for top-class child care
VICTORIA'S most expensive childcare centres are charging more than elite private schools. Parents are billed almost $23,000 a year for full-time care at the state's most expensive childcare centre, Bambini Early Learning Centre, in Brighton.
Care free: 30000 children on ABC hit list
ABC Learning's receivers have placed 386 child-care centres - and about 30,000 children in their care - on the critical list, meaning they may not stay open beyond the end of this year.
Gillard says Govt staying course on school computers
Education Minister Julia Gillard insists the government is on track with plans to deliver extra computers to school students.
Melbourne schoolgirl bitten by Panda on school trip to China
A MELBOURNE student has been evacuated from China after she was bitten by a panda while on a school trip. The 15-year-old pupil from St Leonard's College in Brighton was on a class trip to the Animal Protection Institute in Xian to do volunteer wo...
Melbourne schoolgirl bitten by Panda on school trip to China
A MELBOURNE student has been evacuated from China after she was bitten by a panda while on a school trip. The 15-year-old pupil from St Leonard's College in Brighton was on a class trip to the Animal Protection Institute in Xian to do volunteer wo...
Henson 'scouting' principal cleared
The principal who allowed controversial artist Bill Henson to scout for child models at a Melbourne primary school will not face disciplinary action.
ABC Learning in talks with govt, banks
Australia's largest childcare provider says its centres will continue to operate as usual while it talks to banks and the government about its future.
Uni fee plan 'like a pig with lipstick'
A federal government plan allowing universities to charge students a fee of up to $250 a year for campus services has been condemned as "a pig with lipstick" by the opposition.
Perth divided over Corpus Christi ban
The Perth community is divided over whether the Corpus Christi head boy who launched a tirade against his principal should be banned from sitting his exams at the school, according to an online poll.