Up to 15 Victorian schools will next year be trialling a proposed new thesis subject for Year 12 VCE students.

The Australian Government has announced that it will be introducing changes to the National School Chaplaincy Program.

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.

The NSW Government has announced that it will delay its implementation of the national curriculum until 2014.

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.