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| Student protests could turn violent: Education Dept |
| Published: September 4, 2007, 9:01 pm |
| Tags: Schools, Secondary Schools, Apec 2007, Australia |
| The New South Wales Education Department says it wants students to stay away from today's APEC protest because of concerns it could turn violent. |
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| Elite school in staff bullying probe |
| Published: September 20, 2007, 6:00 pm |
| Tags: Education, Bullying, Secondary Schools, Law Crime Justice, Australia, Nsw, Sydney 2000 |
| The New South Wales Education Department is investigating allegations staff have been bullied at one of Sydney's elite selective boarding schools. |
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| Prosecutors call for detention for bully |
| Published: September 24, 2007, 5:40 am |
| Tags: Education, Bullying, Primary Schools, Public Schools, Secondary Schools, Parent Organisations, Teachers, Law Crime Justice, Courts Trials, Assault, Perth 6000 |
| Prosecutors have called for a term of detention to be imposed on a 12-year-old Perth boy who has admitted his part in the torture of a classmate. |
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| WA offers big salaries to poach Vic teachers |
| Published: October 7, 2007, 6:40 pm |
| Tags: Primary Schools, Public Schools, Secondary Schools, Teachers, Melbourne 3000 |
| The Western Australian Government says it aims to recruit Victoria's "best and brightest" teachers to W-A, by offering more money and secure employment. |
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| Needy schools missing out on special assistance |
| Published: October 10, 2007, 7:00 pm |
| Tags: Schools, Primary Schools, Public Schools, Secondary Schools, Vic, Melbourne 3000 |
| A report by the Victorian Auditor-General has found many low-performing schools are missing out on targeted assistance. |
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| Govt to force schools to teach Aust history |
| Published: October 10, 2007, 6:39 pm |
| Tags: Education, Secondary Schools, Subjects, Government Politics, Elections, Federal Government, Federal State Issues, Political Parties, Labor Party, Federal Election 2007, Australia |
| The Federal Government will make the compulsory teaching of Australian history to all year nine and 10 students part of the next education funding agreement with the states and territories. |
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| States reject PM's history plan |
| Published: October 10, 2007, 9:18 pm |
| Tags: Education, Schools, Secondary Schools, Subjects, Government Politics, Elections, Federal Government, Federal State Issues, Federal Election 2007, Howard John, Australia |
| The state and territory governments have roundly rejected a Federal Government plan to make the teaching of Australian history compulsory. |
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| History plan requires cooperation: Rudd |
| Published: October 11, 2007, 3:46 am |
| Tags: History, Education, Secondary Schools, Government Politics, Elections, Federal State Issues, Federal Election 2007, Australia |
| Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd says cooperation with the states and territories is the key to implementing a national history curriculum. |
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| PM's history plan ignores Indigenous massacre, Minister says |
| Published: October 11, 2007, 6:09 pm |
| Tags: Community Society, Indigenous, Education, Schools, Secondary Schools, Federal State Issues, Federal Election 2007, Australia, Darwin 0800 |
| Northern Territory Education Minister Paul Henderson says events such as the 1928 Coniston massacre would be trivialised under the Prime Minister's new history teaching plan. |
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| School students party at bikie clubhouse |
| Published: November 5, 2007, 8:46 pm |
| Tags: Schools, Secondary Schools, Carrara 4211, Southport 4215 |
| The principal of a Gold Coast school believes adults organised a year 12 party in the clubhouse of an outlaw motorcycle gang. |
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| YouTube gunman kills eight at school |
| Published: November 7, 2007, 3:02 pm |
| Tags: Secondary Schools, Law Crime And Justice, Crime, Murder And Manslaughter, Finland |
| The gunman who went on a deadly shooting spree at a Finnish high school overnight posted a video clip on the video-sharing site YouTube that signalled his intentions. |
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| Schoolies warned off Bindeez binge |
| Published: November 9, 2007, 4:03 am |
| Tags: Drugs And Substance Abuse, Secondary Schools, Health, Adolescent Health, Drug Use, Police, Drug Offences, Australia, Qld, Southport 4215, Surfers Paradise 4217 |
| Queensland's Police Commissioner says officers on the Gold Coast will be alerted to the potential risks of a banned toy in the lead up to schoolies festivities. |
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| Alcohol, not drugs, the big fear at Schoolies Week: church group |
| Published: November 12, 2007, 8:02 pm |
| Tags: Community And Society, Youth Issues, Secondary Schools, Qld, Airlie Beach 4802, Southport 4215, Surfers Paradise 4217 |
| A group that has spent the past decade helping revellers at Schoolies Week says binge drinking is one of the biggest dangers at the annual festival. |
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| Rock-star welcome for Rudd at old high school |
| Published: November 12, 2007, 8:00 pm |
| Tags: Schools, Secondary Schools, Government And Politics, Elections, Federal Government, Federal Election 2007, Rudd Kevin, Australia, Qld, Nambour 4560 |
| Federal Labor leader Kevin Rudd received a frenzied welcome as he made a campaign stop at his old high school on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. |
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| HSC officially ends in NSW |
| Published: November 13, 2007, 12:00 am |
| Tags: Education, Schools, Secondary Schools, Australia, Nsw |
| The New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC) has officially ended today with the final examination: business services. |
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