The Victorian Government has proposed three new study pathways that will be integrated into the VCE and VCAL qualifications.

Schools and students across the state of Victoria are celebrating their achievements as the 2012 VCE results are released.

Results of international reading, mathematics and science tests have shown that Australia's education standards are falling behind international benchmarks.

The Australian Education Bill has been introduced to parliament in response to the Gonski review of school funding.

One of the biggest concerns (and sources of confusion!) for parents deciding where to send their children is whether to send them to a coeducational or single-sex school.

IB in Queensland

With the first phase of the Australian Curriculum underway, read on for an update of what's been happening in 2012.

The announcement of the 2012-13 federal budget has seen a number of funding initiatives for Australian education, many of which will directly benefit families with children in school.

The second stage of the 2011 NAPLAN testing results have been released, following the September release of the initial NAPLAN Summary Report and the distribution of individual student reports.

The Review of Funding for Schooling has found that Australian schools are failing to get the best results for their students. It made several recommendations to reform school funding priorities at a total cost of $5 billion.

Victorian government primary schools have welcomed 100 mathematics and science teaching specialists into classrooms in time for the new school year.

The Queensland Government is working to bring the education system in line with the other states by moving Year 7 to the secondary school system.

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority will scrap mid-year VCE exams in 2013.