Tag: Primary Schools
No threat to lollipop crossing program: Pallas
The Victorian Government is assuring local councils they do not need to find private funding for their school crossing programs.[MORE]
10-year teaching rule to go under shake-up
Teachers will not be forced to move schools every 10 years under a planned shake-up of the SA public school recruitment system.[MORE]
Merbein school council abandons closure plans
A proposal to close two primary schools next year in the Merbein area on the NSW-Victorian border has been abandoned.[MORE]
Low numbers force Eyre school closure
Karkoo Primary School on Eyre Peninsula in SA will close next year because of low student numbers.[MORE]
Librarian takes top gong
A southern Tasmanian librarian who increased the number of boys visiting the library in their own time, has taken out a state award for her work.[MORE]
Townsville kids win award at international film festival
Students at a north Queensland primary school have won a prestigious award at the international short film festival in Japan. [MORE]
Mackay school reopens after asbestos scare
A primary school in Mackay in north Queensland will reopen today after being closed for five days to allow for the removal of asbestos.[MORE]
Victorian Opposition pledges to keep school alive
The Victorian Opposition has guaranteed the future of Eaglehawk Primary School if it wins the state election. [MORE]
No way to know if children exposed to asbestos
A state health advisor has told parents in Townsville in north Queensland there is no medical test to confirm if their children have been affected by asbestos.[MORE]
Government plans LOTE teacher boost
Education Minister Geoff Wilson says between 70 and 80 extra teachers will be needed to reintroduce foreign language studies in Queensland schools.[MORE]
School facing closure may get late reprieve
A working group of teachers, parents and City of Greater Bendigo representatives has recommended cancelling a planned closure of the Eaglehawk Primary School site.[MORE]
Burglary watch at Hobart schools
Tasmanian police are urging teachers and students to be vigilant, following a series of burglaries at primary schools in the greater Hobart area.[MORE]
NSW public school enrolments rise
The New South Wales Department of Education says public school enrolments have grown enormously over the past year, especially in primary schools.[MORE]
Parents under fire for letting kids cycle to school
Teachers and parents have criticised a British couple for letting their children ride their bikes to school on their own.[MORE]
Opposition wants BER funding suspended
The Opposition says common sense has not prevailed in the Government's decision to inject another $2.1b into the Building the Education Revolution scheme. [MORE]
Buck stops with principal for school building project
A Hunter Valley primary school principal says he was told he could lose his house if he failed to manage an $850,000 school building project properly.[MORE]
$50m BER windfall for schools
The New South Government says 900 schools will benefit from $50 million in contingency funds from the Commonwealth school building stimulus program.[MORE]
Schools locked down after phone threat
Several schools on the mid-north New South Wales coast implemented their security lockdown procedures yesterday, after a threatening anonymous phone call.[MORE]
Police question boy with air rifle at school
Queensland police are questioning an 11-year-old boy who pointed an air rifle at a school in Logan, south of Brisbane this morning. [MORE]
New national curriculum agreed for Qld schools
Qld students from Prep to Year 10 will be taught the new national curriculum after agreement between state and independent schools.[MORE]
Chorus of concern about school building waste
The Teachers Federation is echoing local concerns about money being wasted on Building the Education Revolution projects.[MORE]
The crowded curriculum
Feature
It seems nowadays that every interest group and government department is calling for their cause to be included in the school curriculum.[MORE]
School closures should be harder: Greens
The ACT Greens want it to be more difficult for the government to close a school.[MORE]
Hobart schools ecology centre an Australian first
Australia's first science and ecology learning centre is to be built in Hobart.[MORE]
9yo 'threatened classmate with knife'
Police are investigating an incident where a nine-year-old boy threatened one of his classmates with a knife at a school in Sydney's west. [MORE]
