A study into the rates of obesity in school-aged children in NSW has revealed that obesity rates are holding steady at 23 per cent.

Information on Vocational Education and Training (VET) and apprenticeships.

The preliminary results from the 2011 NAPLAN tests are looking promising, with more than 90 per cent of students who took part in the literacy and numeracy testing meeting the minimum national standard.

There are fears that some Victorian schools may have to axe the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) option for Year 11 and 12 students.

The Baillieu government is threatening to deviate from the new national curriculum over its downplaying of language teaching.

Schools across Australia are set for change as a result of the current Review of Funding for Schooling, the first comprehensive review that the nation has undergone since 1973.