Merewether students’ keyboards do the talking on relations with Japan. Japan’s Consul-General from Sydney, Mr KIYA Masahiko, presented Merewether High School with the School of the Year Award in the 2020 Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest for NSW and NT Secondary
Read more...
Inaugural employability excellence achievers unveiled. The students, staff, businesses and community partners who inspire the University of Newcastle’s reputation for producing work-ready graduates have been recognised in the institution’s inaugural Employability Excellence Awards. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Mark Hoffman said
Read more...
Dudley students win state’s coolest design competition. Seven Year 6 students and Assistant Principal Jason Horadam from Dudley Public School are joint winners of a statewide competition to design a smart air conditioning controller. The Dudley kids hamming it up
Read more...
Caring for Country in schools reconciliation challenge. The annual Schools Reconciliation Challenge has an online exhibition with the theme Caring for Country. Minmi Public School students Lachlan, Lily and Giselle show their artwork with teacher Mr James Griffiths. Student artwork
Read more...
STEM scholarships create more tertiary education pathways for Indigenous students. Port of Newcastle has partnered with the University of Newcastle to launch its first Indigenous STEM Scholarships. Port of Newcastle’s Craig Carmody and University of Newcastle’s Leah Armstrong announcing the
Read more...
Carrington kids in a creativity cocoon. By James McGill, Principal. Live 360 view of Carrington school kids creating their art. Below, art works hanging in the virtual 3-dimensional gallery. Every year Carrington Public School holds Art Expression, an art event
Read more...
Lake Mac schools recognised for their environmental efforts. Blacksmiths Public School and St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead, have taken out top honours in the 2020 Lake Macquarie School Environment Awards. School Captains of Blacksmiths Public School showing the award. Lake
Read more...
Student artwork on show to help sick kids. Student artwork from schools across NSW is now being showcased at this year’s Operation Art exhibition at the Armory Gallery, Sydney Olympic Park. One of 500 artworks by NSW students for hospitalised kids.
Read more...
University of Newcastle launches Quality Teaching Academy. Teachers across Australia will have access to high-quality professional development and a suite of evidence-based resources with the launch of the Quality Teaching Academy. Developed by University of Newcastle researchers, the Academy’s core
Read more...
Australian students shine in international maths and informatics Olympiads. Two teams of Australian high school students have pushed through the extraordinary challenges of COVID to take home gold, silver and bronze in the world’s premiere maths and informatics competitions. All
Read more...
Questacon’s Colour exhibition opens at Newcastle Museum. This special touring exhibition developed by Questacon – the National Science and Technology Centre explores the science of colour and perception through more than 20 different interactive experiences. An image captured by photographer
Read more...
Bungwahl Public School students are making their own lunches in a pilot program to cut food waste. In addition, it helps families save money and have a positive impact on the environment. Eli and Sofia helping to not waste food.
Read more...
Miroma Bunbilla Program provides an alternative pathway for Indigenous medical students. From the Cessnock mines to fighting for Indigenous youth, GP Peter O’Mara’s incredible story will inspire indigenous students to seek a career in medicine. Medical student Kieran Shipp was admitted
Read more...
Game Changer teams announced. From all corners of NSW 420 students will use their design thinking skills to explore tangible solutions for a real world wicked problem in the 2020 Game Changer Challenge. Hundreds of applications from NSW public schools
Read more...
NSW State Government has OK’d post-HSC activities. School formals and graduations can take place from Thursday 12 November 2020, the day after the last Higher School Certificate (HSC) written exam. Under the guidelines, schools are being asked to: reduce mingling
Read more...
A COVID19-adjusted “point scheme” for year 12 students approaching their HSC has been applied by the University of Newcastle. Acknowledging challenges faced during their COVID19-disrupted HSC year, the University of Newcastle (UoN) will provide five adjustment points to school leaver
Read more...
Region’s abundant talent in public education. Outstanding student achievement and inspiring public education staff and parents have been recognised in the 2020 NSW Minister’s and Secretary’s Awards for Excellence. The awards to 120 individuals and schools showcase NSW public school
Read more...
Early entry into Law for people from a refugee background. The University of Newcastle will offer people from a refugee background the opportunity for early entry to study Law. The Refugee Early Entry Scheme considers a person’s whole experience, including
Read more...
National eSmart Week 2020: keeping children safe online has never been more important. By creating awareness about cyber safety, bullying and well-being, we can reduce online harm – Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, National eSmart Week Ambassador. As rates of online
Read more...
End to University negotiations aimed at achieving savings. Discussions with the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) and National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) – underway since late June with a deadline of Monday 10 August – failed to reach agreement.
Read more...
Study links teacher development program to increase in student achievement. As schools continue to grapple with major upheaval, a new study reveals that teacher professional development initiative, Quality Teaching Rounds (QTR), dramatically accelerates student learning outcomes, potentially reversing disruption caused
Read more...Local Engineering graduate lands an Ivy League spot. A University of Newcastle Electrical Engineering graduate, Sam Parker, has been accepted to Brown University – a prestigious Ivy League research university in the United States. To study a PhD in Biomedical
Read more...UNSW Sydney has introduced the world’s first undergraduate degree in quantum engineering. The Bachelor of Quantum Engineering (Honours) will train students in advanced electronics and telecommunication engineering, specialising in how to design and control complex quantum systems. University of NSW’s
Read more...The government’s funding changes are meddling with the purpose of universities. By Newcastle University’s John Fischetti 1 and Catharine Coleborne 2 Federal education minister Dan Tehan in recent days announced an overhaul of the fee structures for undergraduate degrees – and the
Read more...University of Newcastle enters Top 200 in the world rankings. The University of Newcastle (AU) has climbed ten places to sit among the world’s Top 200 universities in the prestigious 2021 QS World University Rankings. The 2021 QS World University
Read more...Exposing children to alcohol advertising leads to increased uptake and intake. With sport firmly back on Australians’ television screens as the AFL season restarts this Thursday, Monash researchers have highlighted the continuing problem of children’s exposure to alcohol advertising when
Read more...Building the recovery workforce through short courses. The University of Newcastle offers short courses for displaced workers to upskill or reskill in the post COVID-19 recovery. A suite of graduate certificate courses will be available 11 May 2020, across growth
Read more...Free childcare will be available to rural families with the return of Singleton Mobile Preschool to Broke Community Hall and Mt Olive Public Hall. The service was suspended due to COVID-19 restrictions in March, but government changes have allowed the
Read more...The 250thanniversary of Cook’s landing in Kamay (Botany Bay) on April 29 will be marked by the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Encounters 2020 program. The 250this an invaluable opportunity to look at this historical event with 21stcentury eyes and provide
Read more...By Belinda Henwood Gonski Institute for Education research reveals Australian educators’ perspectives on children, digital technology, health and learning. The first in a series of Growing Up Digital Australia reports by the Gonski Institute for Education at UNSW Sydney paints
Read more...