WA Police have confirmed that two men have been charged as investigations continued into alleged historical child sexual abuse cases. Authorities alleged that two girls who were aged between 14 and 16 were abused for the first time between 1982 and 1986. The victims were students of the men who taught at a private college…
The State Government has announced that Western Australia will return to mandatory school attendance next Monday (18th, May, 2020). The decision was made after the government consulted with stakeholders, and reviewed its health advice and current arrangements. Under the decision, school operations will return to normal next Monday, students who are deemed medically vulnerable can…
By Helene Fung On Friday, the Hong Kong Police officially ended the lockdown around Polytechnic University. It was a low key affair without any formal announcement. Police guarding the campus gradually walked off after around 11:30 am, and people, including many university officials, were soon allowed to enter. The university campus became a battleground earlier…
By Helene Fung A student, who just turned 16, brought a .45 calibre semi-automatic handgun and open fired in a Saugus High school in Southern California, about 65 km north of Los Angeles. He killed a 16 year old girl, a 14 year old boy and wounded three more teenagers before turning the gun on…
Federal Education Minister, Dan Tehan, has dismissed calls to scrap NAPLAN, urging opponents to stop blaming the test for a widespread lack of student progress and instead learn from jurisdictions that have shown improvement. However, he has also criticised Western Australian’s decision to only use the highest NAPLAN scores, and wrote to Minister Ellery expressing…
From 2020 non-government schools will no longer pay more for their students to board at residential student colleges in regional WA. Education Minister Sue Ellery announced this change, and the positive effects it will have on education. Previously, students who attended regional non government schools had access to residential colleges. A number of financial agreements…
Third time’s the charm for school students striking for climate action today, with more than 70 rallies happening across the country, including at the offices of the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader. Here in WA, “Climate not profit, Liberals get off it!” was chanted throughout the CBD, as the strikers marched from Stirling Gardens to…
WA high school students have been given more choice to be equipped for future careers, following reforms to senior secondary schooling. The changes to come into effect next year will give Year 11 and 12s more options for more challenging courses and a better foundation for future jobs. Year 11 students beginning in 2020 will…
By Vesh Arumugam, File Photo The Member for Lingiari, Warren Snowdon, today joined the Deputy Labor Leader, Tanya Plibersek, to announce that a Shorten Labor Government will commit $588,000 towards new playgrounds in remote communities in the Northern Territory. The playgrounds will be delivered by Children’s Ground, a not-for-profit organisation that works with First Nations…
Thousands of school students were truant today in a strike against climate change and the Government’s inaction. The rally outside St George’s Cathedral presented strong youth advocates, speaking up in protest of the climate change that will affect their generation in years to come. As one student Mikayla explained about 500 metres away one of…