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Australian education

Female scientists almost completely absent from Australian high school curriculum

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A new research published in the Australian Journal of Education found a large disparity between male and female scientists in STEM curricula in Australia. Researchers are concerned this lack of representation could be affecting the gender gap within STEM fields. Image: Image Courtesy Edward Jenner (Pexels) Produced By: Ben Lewis Featured In Story: Debbie Bower …

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NSW and Queensland to ban ChatGPT in public schools

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New South Wales and Queensland have announced they will be restricting access to artificial intelligence software in public schools, citing concerns the software can facilitate cheating. Included in this ban is the recently released ChatGPT, a predictive text generating software that produces text on any subject based on a user’s prompt. Leading Australian universities, have …

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Australian private high school enrolments have jumped 70% since 2012

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The latest Annual Statistical Report by Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) revealed that an increasing number of students going to private high schools over public schools, despite the significant increase of private high schools’ fees. According to the HILDA survey parents of students who attended private schools (both at primary and high-school …

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Blackwater State High and Reconciliation plan recognised

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In 2022, Blackwater State High received the Queensland Reconciliation Award for Education due to its development of a Reconciliation Action Plan. This plan was a consequence of a three year journey which began in 2020 when Blackwater State High sought to strengthen its engagement with Indigenous communities. The Queensland Reconciliation Awards for 2023 are open, …

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