Tag: Primary Schools
Fire debris to be removed from school
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]
Storm damage closes five schools
Five schools will be closed in Melbourne and in the Shepparton area today because of damage caused by the weekend storms.[MORE]
Catholic school teachers taking industrial action
Teachers at some Catholic Schools around Queensland are taking industrial action from today in a bid to win a better wages deal.[MORE]
Rudd gets the rod over bullying comments
Tony Abbott says Kevin Rudd's comments on bullying in schools could encourage vigilante behaviour among parents. [MORE]
Council welcomes school election commitments
The Latrobe Council has welcomed policies by all three political parties to build a new school in north west Tasmania.[MORE]
New school gets green light
Port Sorell, in north-west Tasmania, has been promised a new school after the state election.[MORE]
Tasmania's primary school principals 'least satisfied'
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]
School parents keen on scripture alternative
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]
Volunteers needed for school reading program
The Queensland Government has launched a primary school reading program to help boost literacy levels.[MORE]
Woman fined $300 for failing to take kids to school
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]
Bullying report calls for schools to publish information
A new Queensland alliance of parents, teachers and child advocates will try to prevent 'modern' schoolyard violence.[MORE]
Mum fights school ban
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]
Bligh gets north Qld feedback on education reform
Premier Anna Bligh has spoken to parents in north Queensland today about her plan to incorporate grade seven students into high schools.[MORE]
One-teacher schools get extra staff
The Queensland Government has announced one-teacher schools across Queensland are to receive extra staff. [MORE]
Govt pledges funding for school science lab upgrades
The Queensland Government says it will use leftover school funding for further upgrades to science labs.[MORE]
Man flees after failed abduction
Police are searching for a man who tried to abduct a five-year-old girl in Lilydale in Melbourne's east this morning. [MORE]
Schools re-open
Two southern Tasmanian schools which were closed last week will re-open tomorrow.[MORE]
QBuild downplays school asbestos risk
QBuild says there is no reason for parents at a north Queensland primary school to be concerned after contractors inappropriately handled asbestos products.[MORE]
Two schools still out in Tasmania's south
Classes are yet to resume at two schools in Tasmania's south.[MORE]
Students back learning after blaze
Toolamba Primary School students are returning to the classroom after their school burnt down last week.[MORE]
New school year begins in chaos
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]
Bligh, Wilson visit Bundaberg over school reform
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Education Minister Geoff Wilson are in Bundaberg in the state's south today to discuss school reform.[MORE]
Union slams NAPLAN directive to teachers
Education union secretary Mary Bluett has slammed a memo to teachers urging them to teach to the NAPLAN tests.[MORE]
Pike promises torched school to be rebuilt
The Victorian Government says a Goulburn Valley school that burnt down yesterday will be rebuilt.[MORE]
