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two new selective-entry schools 27 September 2007 The Victorian Government has revealed plans to open two new selective-entry schools in Melbourne by 2010. In June this year, the Victorian Government released a discussion paper on the way in which students should apply to these academically selective co-educational schools, and invited key education groups to comment. Read more here... information technology fails to lure students 25 September 2007 The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) has released enrolment statistics for the end-of-year VCE exams which begin in November. The VCAA has found that despite a national skills shortage, only 4804 students will sit the IT applications VCE exam, compared to the 7856 students who sat the exam in 2004. Read more here... 24 September 2007 According to the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), a growing number of year 10 students are enrolling in VCE subjects. A spokesperson from the VCAA has said that 25, 231 year 10 students are doing a VCE subject this year, which is almost 7000 more than ten years ago. Read more here... online gaming aims to build resiliency in young people 18 September 2007 Reach Out!, Australia’s leading mental health website for young people has created a new online game, Reach Out Central (ROC), which is designed to help students and young people build resiliency and identify the signs of anxiety and depression. Read more here... 17 September 2007 Australian classrooms began experimenting with the educational side of technology in the 1990s, with Methodist Ladies College pioneering the way with the ‘laptop revolution’. Since then, the private education system has embraced technology as a helpful and practical educational tool. Read more here... How should teachers be taught? 14 September 2007 The Senate Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations and Education has released a finding report into the ‘academic standards of school educators.' Read more here... Information and communication technology for preschools 11 September 2007 New studies have shown that the earlier children become familiar with technology, the better. The problem, however, is how to introduce technology into the preschool curriculum. Read more here... 11 September 2007 In a bid to promote bonds of friendship between different religions and cultures, Christian, Jewish and Muslim students have come together to celebrate Interfaith Day. Read more here... 11 September 2007 Federal Education Minister, Ms Julie Bishop, has allocated an additional 2340 Commonwealth-supported university places for 2008. The additional places will be distributed through out areas of professional shortage, such as teaching, engineering, science, nursing and accounting. Read more here... 3 September 2007 The University of Melbourne is planning to launch the Melbourne Model in 2008. The new model will replace 96 undergraduate courses with six US-style degrees. Read more here... Teens in two minds about the dangers of drugs 3 September 2007 A national survey of 3800 teenagers and 2000 of their parents has shown that teenagers are well aware of the dangers of using drugs but believe that they are immune to the risks. Read more here... Mobile phones may be banned from school grounds 2 September 2007 The Herald Sun has indicated that schools feel alone when it comes to handling mobile phone disputes with students. Each school is left to develop their own policy on the use of mobile phones during school hours and within school grounds. Read more here...
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