Three high school students on the New South Wales Central Coast have been taken to hospitals in Gosford and Sydney after suffering burns during a failed experiment.
Student calls for accountability after all of her end-of-year exams had errors in them
Despite going through three levels of a checking process, yet another Tasmanian exam paper has been found to contain an error — the sixth mistake discovered across exam papers in two weeks.
Photo shows A female student completes her exam using a laptop.Music teachers unite against proposed changes cutting performance exams for year 12 students
An open letter signed by 30 music teachers and academics in New South Wales is calling for draft changes to senior music courses be scrapped.
Photo shows a man smiles while learning on a chair, with sheet music pinned to a wall in the background.How a cultural shift has turned WA's Leavers' celebrations from crazy to safe
While Leavers once represented a week of unsupervised partying for Western Australia's year 12 graduates, an increasing number of parents and relatives are helping keep things on the safe side.
Photo shows School leavers enjoying Meelup Beach.Head of Victoria's exam authority quits following leaked VCE questions
The head of Victoria's school exam authority has resigned following a VCE debacle that allowed some students to access questions ahead of time.
Photo shows Students sit at desks completing their exam on lap tops.Sydney high school parents vent frustration at plan for single-sex schools to become co-educational
Parents raise concerns about a New South Wales government move to covert schools in Sydney's north and south to co-educational schools as part of a plan to bring more subject offerings and extra-curricular programs to students.
Photo shows A graphic of Asquith Girls High School.New anti-vaping program to target schoolkids as educators fear teens don't understand the 'major' impacts
The federal government has announced its latest effort to crackdown on vaping among children, with a new program developed with insights from 5,000 schoolkids across the country.
Photo shows Geo blowing vape towards the cameraEncouraging more students to do the ATAR recommended by review of WA high school system
The state government will consider major changes to high school education to entice more pupils to get an Australian Tertiary Admission Ranking and take on more difficult subjects.
Photo shows A student sits with his back turned to the camera facing the front of a classroom with other students in the background.How much control does Australia have over temporary migration?
Has Australia made commitments to other countries that make it difficult for Australia to control its migration numbers?
Photo shows Workers in a broccoli field, seen from behindOnly Victoria and NSW ask students about racism at school
For the first time last year students across Victoria were asked a simple but complicated question, have you experienced racism?
Photo shows A woman looking at a student wearing VR glasses.Extra pupil-free days at NSW schools a 'slap in the face' for parents as teachers secure pay rise
Public school teachers in NSW are set to receive a 10 per cent pay increase over three years, along with two extra staff development days per year. The extra pupil free days have sparked fears of the impact on working parents.
Photo shows The silhouette of a woman writing math equations on a whiteboard.Helping children understand how to communicate respectfully in ethics classes is driving Danica to volunteer
The NSW mother is giving up hours of paid work each week to lead ethics classes as a volunteer at her son's primary school, as a shortage of teachers stops schools from offering them.
Photo shows A woman sitting in a gym smilesLNP announces early intervention plan to stop at-risk young people becoming criminals
The LNP announces a plan to create four new early intervention schools for youth at risk of entering a life of crime. But the state government says the funding announcement doesn't add up.
Photo shows LNP leader David Crisafulli and justice spokesperson Laura Gerber (left)Schools encouraged to start later to help 'chronically tired' teens
Most Australian high schools start the day by 9am but a sleep researcher says pushing the morning bell back later could have some major benefits for teenagers' health.
Photo shows Colourful graphic of a teenage girl sleeping with her head resting on a pile of books behind a laptop.Working to get sheep into competition shape hooks teenagers on farming
School students are thinking seriously about a career in agriculture after spending the past six months working to get their sheep into tip-top shape.
Photo shows Two female students kneel next to a Merino sheep while outside.Rural areas struggle 10 years on from the year 7 school transition
With Western Australia home to some of the most isolated towns in the country, finding a suitable high school can take an emotional and financial toll on parents.
Photo shows A mother and daughter stand on a school basketball court.How students are tackling 'the manosphere' in schools by talking about feelings
Teachers, students and support services say gender-based workshops are having an impact on respect in the classroom.
Photo shows Teenage boys sit in a circle in a classroomFocus on culture, self-confidence at 'world leading' new Aboriginal-led education centre
First Nations community members in the northern Victorian city of Shepparton have highlighted the cultural impacts and personal pride of a new $36 million Aboriginal-led Munarra education centre in the city.
Photo shows Two high school students seated on a couchMobile phones are now banned in public schools across Australia. Here's how kids think it's going
In public schools across Australia, kids are getting used to phone bans — and politicians are spruiking big improvements in student behaviour. But not everyone is convinced.
Photo shows A girl in school uniform shows a phone to two boys in uniform.Teens say social media literacy key to online safety, not age restrictions
The ABC asked high school students what they thought about social media bans for people under 14 set to be mooted by state governments. Here's what they had to say.
Photo shows a row of four children in school uniform looking at smartphones'Such a good vibe': Modern food meets bush tucker in after-school cooking workshops
Unique cooking sessions for high school students in Perth are connecting them to culture and teaching them valuable life skills.
Photo shows Two girls put pastry onto a baking tray.