In 2017, the Cathy Freeman Foundation helped 16 students across four communities graduate from Year 12. This led to 100 per cent of students from one school who completed Year 12 supported by the Cathy Freeman Foundation gaining full time employment.

Schools undertaking online testing are located in Alice Springs, Katherine, Palmerston and Darwin.

Appraisals are influenced by the things we value and what we believe to be at stake. Exams might be appraised as “stressful” because youth perceive them as a threat to their future, such as their ability to get a job.

A discourse that deems teaching second-rate, a fall-back position, something one does when marks fall short, speaks directly to Australia’s current crisis in the status of teaching: a crisis that threatens and undermines the importance and significance of teachers’ work.

75% of Australian primary school students suffer from anxiety about school life, a new survey reveals.

Featuring a live audience of primary school students, classrooms can send questions throughout the workshop and are encouraged to interact as much as possible.

10% of teachers had been hit or punched by a student in the last year, 12.5% had a student damage their personal property and 16.6% had a student stand over them or invade their personal space.

Annual funding for government schools rose about 23% to A$42 billion, while funding for private schools jumped 42% to A$13 billion. 

The Palaszczuk Government claims its investment in education infrastructure is delivering more schools, new and refurbished classrooms and supporting jobs in the building and construction industry.

Despite fighting and dying for Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders still weren’t considered citizens upon their return from the war. Many of these veterans were also denied repatriation benefits, and excluded from returned services clubs.