Education
The inner Sydney school where the gates are opened to everyoneGreen Square Public School and Community Spaces is one of the winners in this year’s national architecture awards.
OpinionRubbing the Australian XI up the wrong wayThey need to show more grit.
Exclusive‘Like 1984’: University of Sydney’s plans for campus surveillance under fireAI-powered facial recognition under a shake-up of security operations comes as relations between the university and student activists are increasingly strained.
Exclusive‘Invisible threat’: Doctors, parents slam inaction on health hazard in schoolsAustralia’s lack of indoor air regulation has been labelled a critical public health gap, raising the risk of stroke, heart attack and dementia, experts have warned.
National exams for years 6, 10 and 12 proposed in major Australian schools shake-upThe radical exam proposal is backed by the federal opposition, which says it will help address the nation’s “inconsistent” school assessment system.
From prime minister to professor: Jacinda Ardern lands new gig at Sydney UniversityThe long-running mystery of what the former New Zealand prime minister is up to in Australia has an answer. At least for part of the time.
OpinionWhat goes around, comes aroundReaders in the loop.
In selective schools, parental pressure is driving students to the psychologist’s officeMore than 260 counsellors and psychologists have been recruited to public schools. We spoke to three of them.
ExclusiveAn arts degree or a trade: How to futureproof your careerAs Jobs and Skills Australia releases sobering findings about the future of the nation’s workforce, experts are urging people to stop seeing university as “the ideal”.
‘Everyone can do difficult things’: The surprise Sydney school offering LatinCaringbah High pupils are now sitting HSC exams in Latin, five years after its reintroduction to the school students describe as a “mid-tier” selective.
Why these HSC students were grinning about a 2000-year-old public noticeA perfectly timed school excursion left year 12 students smiling as they unpacked the ruins of Pompeii for their HSC exam.
OpinionCalculation: Easy as falling off a logWe have nothing to add.
Teachers are meant to avoid controversy. In this HSC subject, it’s the main eventHSC studies of religion are heavily dominated by private and Catholic schools. Meet the public school students bucking the statewide trend.
OpinionNo wonder exam results are on the slideBut all options are on the table.
Why the HSC biology exam about koala sperm, dead lizards and super salmon had students cheeringTwenty-one dead lizards, genetically modified super salmon and IVF for koalas: this year’s HSC biology exam ticked all the boxes for students.
OpinionTaking the Edwardian path to prominenceWhile awaiting the mothpocalypse.
19:42How to solve the hardest maths question in the 2026 HSCStudents at North Sydney Girls High said the final mathematics extension 2 question was not without its hiccups but were able to solve it.
‘You have to actually think’: How to solve the hardest HSC maths problemWe went to North Sydney Girls to solve the hardest problem in the HSC. This is how they did it.
OpinionCashing in on cobwebsAnd putting the imp into import.
A visit to the zoo in a wheelchair and alcoholic drinks: Inside the HSC maths examsA question about a visit to the zoo in a wheelchair had some HSC maths students scratching their heads.
OpinionWalkman down memory laneAnd top marks for pronunciation.
Exclusive‘What’s the next Cochlear implant?’ Melbourne Uni’s bold plan for renewed optimismThe University of Melbourne’s new vice-chancellor, Carolyn Evans, says Melbourne needs to double down on its strengths to remain a global innovation capital.
From galas to art shows: The real cost of being a private school parentThere are now 20 NSW schools charging more than $45,000 annually for year 12, but the real cost goes beyond fees.
Consumers again foot the bill after surcharge shuffleThe prices aren’t right under our cash and card system. Can we just get to the bottom of it?
‘I haven’t seen that before’: Surprise wording in the HSC modern history examThis year’s modern history exam had some wording twists but students felt confident after walking out of exam halls on Friday.
OpinionModerate makes Mate of the MonthWhile the premiers show a bit of pluck.
Meet the Australian professor who cracked the code on the world’s oldest shipwreckAs the news spread, the Australian archaeologist who played a pivotal role in cracking its secrets was digging in a dirt pit at a Sydney university.
OpinionWhen paperboy turns prohibitorYou don’t have to get snippy about it.
Fish, with a side of moral ambiguity: The toughest questions in the HSC English examThe second English exam left some students feeling stumped while a question on fishing rewarded those who could spot a metaphor.
Five ways to stop artificial intelligence from interfering with learningNew guidelines for schools have urged teachers to ask certain questions before using AI in primary schools.
ExclusiveThe blunt message to year 12 students aiming for university entryThe University Admission Centre has advice for school leavers intent on tertiary education who face a tougher time gaining entry to a Sydney university next year.
Art of betrayal will cost oily customer at midtermsTragically, while Trump deals in castles in the air, the rest of the world must pay the rent.
HSC students braced for the ultimate curveball. Instead, they received a ‘gift’As 60,000 students sat down for the first HSC exam of 2026, English Paper 1, many were preparing for the worst. Instead, they received a “gift”.
‘We are in crisis’: The HSC subject bleeding enrolmentsDrama has lost 40 per cent of its enrolments in a decade. Students say the potential for embarrassment has meant it has lost numbers.
Sydney private school made students share bed with teachers, inquiry hearsThe principal has been accused of walking in front of a child while naked during a homestay arrangement, parliament has heard.
Exclusive‘Every single patient matters’: The Sydney researcher weaponising AI to fight cancerAn AI drug-development platform and a blood test for recurrent breast cancer are among the breakthroughs credited to artificial intelligence’s biomedical application.
‘Just have to push through’: Nervous students cram before HSC beginsIt’s crunch time for this year’s recently graduated year 12 students. On Tuesday, the biggest exam of a student’s school experience, the HSC, will begin.
The cost of 13 years of private school to hit $800kA parent sending a child to kindergarten in 2027 and who factored in fee increases of 5 per cent each subsequent year can expect to spend around $800,000.
Exclusive‘No face-to-face visits’: Banned Sydney church school flagged 15 times for harm without inspector visitBanned from foster care in 1981 over extreme control and family separation, Redeemer Baptist was allowed to open a school two years later.
EditorialDuty of care lapses by officialdom on child protectionA parliamentary inquiry has discovered government departments and agencies never spoke to anyone in person after students made allegations about their negative experiences at Redeemer Baptist School.
International student cuts risk ‘very significant hole’, universities warnUniversities were already seeing the impact of rejected international students visas, but recent announcements to further curb migration have anxiety in the sector.
Revealed: The Sydney schools where most families earn $500,000-plusAcross 14 schools, median parent income jumped by $50,000 or more between 2023 and 2025.
ExclusiveAlmost 1000 NSW teachers were asked if screens helped students learn. Only 53 per cent said yesWhile students say screens are beneficial for learning, teachers note they are distracting for students and impair their social interaction.
‘Everyone starts calling you grandma’: What it’s like being the oldest or youngest in year 12Deciding whether to start kids’ schooling early or wait an extra year is a perennial dilemma for parents. Students such as Angelina provide an insight into how the decision plays out.
ExclusiveSadistic predators targeting Australian children through gaming platformsMembers of sadistic online abuse networks have been linked to popular games including Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite.
The difficult HSC subject boys are rushing to enrol inOne school has unlocked the code to getting more students to take on harder maths subjects.
OpinionTell your HSC kids: ‘Don’t do it for me, do it for yourself’The HSC is not a measurement, it’s a mirror. It tells the kid – when you apply yourself, things happen.
‘It got heated’: Inside the meeting to shut down this all-boys schoolHartford College was the first in the country to offer a liberal arts curriculum. But four years after opening, it will close its doors.
Teacher allegedly raped Newington student during Great Barrier Reef tripDeandra Kontou, who failed to return to campus after the trip, has been charged with nine child abuse offences. Parents were told she was on “approved leave of absence”.
