Schools
Students left on kerb as school bus misses stop times
Parents are incensed after a Brisbane school bus has left students behind waiting on the footpath, even after changes were made to the service to make it more reliable.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
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Queensland independent schools the fastest-growing in Australia
More than 7100 more students attended independent schools in Queensland between 2024 and 2025, while thousands left state schools.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
SMH Schools Summit 2026 as it happened: Prue Car, Sydney university academics, principals speak at annual conference
The state’s top education leaders, principals, and teachers are gathered at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth for an annual summit.
- Cindy Yin and David Barwell
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- Queensland government
Network glitch hits public schools across Queensland
In some classrooms, teachers resorted to using personal devices to help deliver lessons as technicians worked to bring affected devices back online.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
School locked down after man attempts to break into car with child inside
Police were called to reports of a man trying to break into a car near the school about 3:30pm on Thursday.
- Julius Dennis
When a school mum wanted to keep the WhatsApp after graduation, this was my reaction
Parent chat groups can sometimes feel like laundry, but they can also be a lifeline.
- Lisa Moule
The WA private schools in line for multimillion-dollar upgrades
The latest figures on capital works spending were revealed in a new report from the Australian Education Union.
- Holly Thompson
The Melbourne public and private high schools most popular with parents
A number of private and Catholic secondary schools across Victoria are growing at a faster rate than public schools, as year 7 intakes boom. Search the full list here.
- Jackson Graham and Craig Butt
Brisbane school buses making students late ‘not fit for purpose’, say parents
Parents said the bus would sometimes only begin picking up children as classes started down the road, recording delays up to 20 minutes.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
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- Education
‘Unacceptable’ rise in complaints ranks WA schools among worst in nation
“Behind every one of these complaints is a student suffering educational neglect and harm, a family in crisis and teachers trying to meet their legal obligations inside a system that actively works against them.”
- Holly Thompson