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Old skull found at Hobart school

March 10, 2010 20:32:00

Human remains have been discovered at a Hobart school.[MORE]

Tags: death, primary-schools, teachers, offbeat, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Fire debris to be removed from school

March 9, 2010 09:04:00

The principal of the Eumungerie Public School says things are now returning to normal for students after a fire destroyed the primary school's classrooms in January.[MORE]

Tags: industrial-fires, primary-schools, dubbo-2830, eumungerie-2831

Storm damage closes five schools

March 9, 2010 08:00:00

Five schools will be closed in Melbourne and in the Shepparton area today because of damage caused by the weekend storms.[MORE]

Tags: storm, schools, primary-schools, secondary-schools, weather, vic, essendon-3040, shepparton-3630

Rudd gets the rod over bullying comments

March 5, 2010 15:00:00

Tony Abbott says Kevin Rudd's comments on bullying in schools could encourage vigilante behaviour among parents. [MORE]

Tags: education, bullying, primary-education, secondary-education, education-associations, schools, primary-schools, public-schools, secondary-schools, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia

Council welcomes school election commitments

March 1, 2010 10:07:00

The Latrobe Council has welcomed policies by all three political parties to build a new school in north west Tasmania.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, primary-schools, elections, local-government, labor-party, liberal-party, greens, tas, port-sorell-7307

New school gets green light

February 28, 2010 15:22:00

Port Sorell, in north-west Tasmania, has been promised a new school after the state election.[MORE]

Tags: family-and-children, primary-schools, labor-party, liberal-party, states-and-territories, port-sorell-7307

Tasmania's primary school principals 'least satisfied'

February 25, 2010 20:00:00

A study into Tasmania's primary schools has found the system is over complicated, and its principals are the least satisfied in the country.[MORE]

Tags: primary-education, primary-schools, professional-development, teachers, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

School parents keen on scripture alternative

February 25, 2010 14:00:00

There has been a large response to a call for students for the first ethics course to be provided to public school children in New South Wales.[MORE]

Tags: education, primary-schools, public-schools, nsw, sydney-2000

Woman fined $300 for failing to take kids to school

February 24, 2010 10:46:00

A Canberra woman who was the first parent to be charged under new ACT laws with failing to ensure her children were attending school has been fined $300.[MORE]

Tags: family-and-children, primary-schools, police, children, parenting, act, canberra-2600

Mum fights school ban

February 23, 2010 11:42:00

The New South Wales Department of Education and Training says it is hopeful a resolution will soon be reached in a dispute which has seen a mother banned from a central west school.[MORE]

Tags: education, schools, primary-schools, australia, nsw, ilford-2850, orange-2800

Bligh gets north Qld feedback on education reform

February 18, 2010 18:34:00

Premier Anna Bligh has spoken to parents in north Queensland today about her plan to incorporate grade seven students into high schools.[MORE]

Tags: education, schools, primary-schools, secondary-schools, teachers, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, australia, qld, townsville-4810

Man flees after failed abduction

February 15, 2010 18:14:00

Police are searching for a man who tried to abduct a five-year-old girl in Lilydale in Melbourne's east this morning. [MORE]

Tags: primary-schools, crime, police, melbourne-3000

Schools re-open

February 14, 2010 17:08:00

Two southern Tasmanian schools which were closed last week will re-open tomorrow.[MORE]

Tags: schools, primary-schools, secondary-schools, regional, tas, campania-7026, hobart-7000, kingston-7050

QBuild downplays school asbestos risk

February 12, 2010 14:28:00

QBuild says there is no reason for parents at a north Queensland primary school to be concerned after contractors inappropriately handled asbestos products.[MORE]

Tags: education, schools, primary-schools, health, asbestos, australia, qld, mackay-4740

Two schools still out in Tasmania's south

February 10, 2010 20:10:00

Classes are yet to resume at two schools in Tasmania's south.[MORE]

Tags: schools, primary-schools, secondary-schools, regional, tas, campania-7026, hobart-7000, kingston-7050, launceston-7250

Students back learning after blaze

February 8, 2010 12:23:00

Toolamba Primary School students are returning to the classroom after their school burnt down last week.[MORE]

Tags: fires, primary-schools, toolamba-3614, wodonga-3690

New school year begins in chaos

February 5, 2010 15:19:00

Staff and students at a school near Swan Hill are being forced to work from one classroom because of confusion about a classroom refurbishment project.[MORE]

Tags: primary-schools, lake-charm-3581, mildura-3500, swan-hill-3585

Bligh, Wilson visit Bundaberg over school reform

February 5, 2010 13:01:00

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Education Minister Geoff Wilson are in Bundaberg in the state's south today to discuss school reform.[MORE]

Tags: education, primary-education, schools, primary-schools, public-schools, government-and-politics, public-sector, states-and-territories, australia, qld, bundaberg-4670

Union slams NAPLAN directive to teachers

February 5, 2010 08:09:00

Education union secretary Mary Bluett has slammed a memo to teachers urging them to teach to the NAPLAN tests.[MORE]

Tags: education, schools, primary-schools, public-schools, secondary-schools, government-and-politics, state-parliament, vic, bendigo-3550, mildura-3500

Pike promises torched school to be rebuilt

February 4, 2010 15:04:00

The Victorian Government says a Goulburn Valley school that burnt down yesterday will be rebuilt.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, fires, education, schools, primary-schools, government-and-politics, toolamba-3614, wodonga-3690