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Parents at Cooinda Primary School in WA's South West say staff at the school's specialist learning program lacked the required training to supervise their children.

There are fears that failing to correct students' sexist behaviour towards teachers in secondary schools is "further fostering a culture of disrespect and harassment" in society.

The Northern Territory has become the first jurisdiction in the country to sign up to the federal government's education funding agreement, inking a $1 billion deal to fully fund public schools.

A major school funding agreement is being signed in Darwin, which could bring big changes for every public school in Australia and shape the next decade of schooling.

Unique cooking sessions for high school students in Perth are connecting them to culture and teaching them valuable life skills.

Hannah says she had nothing when she dropped out of school in year 8 and began stealing to support her family, but the ReKindle program is giving her the skills to live a life free from crime.

The new syllabuses will include age-appropriate lessons on relationships and consent.

Jon Madin makes musical instruments for children and adults, transforming old bikes, tyres, and other ordinary hardware items into something quite special.

Liam and Nicole want their children to have the education they didn't. How focusing on the early years impacts a child's future trajectory.

Hundreds of illegal energy drinks are seized and two businesses are fined in a crackdown in South Australia on products that breach caffeine safety limits, with health authorities now targeting the suppliers of the products.

Teenagers say an autism diagnosis can help explain why life has been more challenging for them than their peers. But how parents respond to their diagnosis can be crucial. 

Substitute teacher Hannah Duffus says students projected porn on the whiteboard while she took roll call and she was asked if she was the "proper teacher".

After Harry Banks acquired a severe brain injury as a baby his parents thought special school would be his only education option. Twelve years later he is flourishing at his local mainstream school.  

Territory Labor has promised to double the hours of free preschool offered to four-year-olds at some primary schools if it wins the upcoming NT election, billing it as a solution to cost-of-living pressures.

There are just 2,000 sheep shearers left keeping a $3.5 billion export industry alive. Rather than sit on idle hands, hardened workers are trying to entice the next generation into the shed.

A "psychopathic" paedophile, who later boasted of sexually abusing 2,000 boys, was employed as a Victorian Education Department school teacher despite declaring in a 1970s job application form that he was a convicted child abuser. 

Within a year of landing her first full-time teaching job, Oh Jae Geun's daughter took her own life after overzealous parents ruthlessly scrutinised her performance and threatened to make criminal complaints to the police. 

Public school teachers in WA cut a pay deal with the state government, agreeing to a 12 per cent pay rise over three years.

A steep hike in visa fees is pushing current and prospective international students to consider other universities outside of Australia.

Police say a motive or ideology has not been determined after a 14-year-old boy allegedly stabbed a student in the neck on the grounds of the University of Sydney this morning.

The Australian government is doubling the cost of student visa fees for international students, prompting outrage from student representatives who say that the price hike will drive potential students to competitors.

Four-time AFL premiership coach David Parkin is known for his football success, but off the field he forged friendships with his former grade-three students that has endured since 1964 and inspired them to aim high. 

Thousands of families fail to claim the WA Student Assistance Payment during a cost-of-living crisis and the question the state government needs to answer is — why?

Dr K Rogers — one of Australia's first Indigenous principals and the creator of the Bush Uni — has been described as a "champion" and a "loving father".

Australia is facing a national GP shortage. Tasmania is hoping a new incentive plan, to wipe HECS debts or provide a relocation payment, means they will choose the island state — but, there is a catch.