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Latest news: School

More funding for teacher librarians in the ACT

The ACT Government has committed $8.9 million over four years to public schools to help them employ a qualified teacher librarian

ACT’s Future of Education Equity Fund reaches $1.5 million

Six weeks into the new school year, the Future of Education Equity Fund has provided more than $1.5 million to Canberra families in need.

New improvement framework for ACT public schools

Eighteen ACT public schools will take part this year in the trial of a new tool to track their performance and help them improve.

ACT Government: End in sight for paper school permission slips

An online Parent Portal, a secure online platform, will lshare student information between ACT public schools and parents and carers.

ACT Government infrastructure: Education and health

Canberra's newest public school, a new radiotherapy machine for cancer patients, equipment for CIT Woden, and a proposed new facility.

Not just a treat, school canteens offer healthy options

The Federation of Canteens in Schools (Focis) reminds parents that they don’t have to do it all when it comes to school lunches.

Canberra author celebrates first day of school in new book

Canberra author Rhiân Williams captures the milestone of the first day of school in the picture book Surprise at the End of Onkaparinga Lane.

Education Equity Fund: Financial relief for Canberra families

The Future of Education Equity Fund helps Canberra families in financial difficulty to support their children at school this year.

Celebration of community at Orana Spring Fair

With the deep blue sky and the warm spring sun reminding everyone that summer is just around the corner, Orana Steiner School celebrated its annual Spring Fair on Sunday 19 November.

ACT Government: More than a billion on public education

The ACT Government has announced it will invest more than a billion dollars in public education facilities over the coming decade, to build new schools, renovate existing ones, and establish state-of-the-art skills...

Sydney school remains shut as boy’s tragic death investigated

A Sydney school will remain closed after a young student died when he became stuck under a lift.

Have your say: Should mobile phones be banned in ACT schools?

Mobile phones are allowed in ACT public schools, but the ACT Government is considering banning or restricting their use.

‘No child should go hungry’: ACT public schools to guarantee healthy canteen food

All ACT public schools will soon have canteens serving healthy food, following Greens MLA Johnathan Davis’s motion this week.

Shirley Smith School, ACT’s 91st public school, opens in 2024

Canberra’s 91st public school, opening next year, honours Shirley Smith, a Wiradjuri woman and prominent activist.

Ghosts, Gough and other famous Telopeans

Telopea Park School is celebrating its 100th year – minus the nine days when it was a temporary hospital in 1927 – and there are some scintillating ghost stories and Gough stories...

Canberra region schools receive harm prevention education

From South Australia to Canberra, the Sammy D Foundation travels to schools around the country trying to spread the word on the dangers of teenage violence.

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