Tag: ACT schools

Seventy-six of the ACT’s 89 public schools contain lead or asbestos, the ACT Government’s Education Directorate revealed today.

A petition to the ACT Legislative Assembly calls for French - not taught since 2017 - to recommence at Belconnen High School.

Researchers from the University of Canberra are seeking volunteers for a free clinical trial involving a new natural head lice treatment in school-aged children across the ACT. The project began after Associate Professor...

New schools will be built in the Gungahlin region, and others expanded, to meet the demands of a rapidly growing population.

Up to 50 ACT public school teachers will undergo training to become teacher librarians under an ACT Government scholarship program.

Today marked the first day of school ever for Denman Prospect’s Evelyn Scott School, the ACT’s 89th and newest public school.

The Canberra Liberals will spend $12.5 million on school road safety and re-establish dedicated school buses if they win October’s election.

School staff have faced a mountain of challenges of late, which is why on a number of ACT politicians have visited schools across Canberra to say thanks.

Boosting student morale amid a global pandemic came naturally to Merici College Principal Loretta Wholley; and all she had to do was download popular social media app TikTok.

This morning, a number of students across ACT public and private schools returned to campus for the first time since pupil-free days commenced on 24 March.

ACT Opposition Leader Alistair Coe today alleged the existence of a ‘secret deal’ between the ACT Government and union bosses keeping public schools closed.

While many school children are participating in online learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 40km/h school zone speed limits are back into effect at all ACT schools for the start...