Education

COVID-19Primary class quarantined after pupil tests positive

A primary school class in Victoria will be isolated for two weeks.

Georgie Moore

Legal challenge failsEvidence ruling a blow for Trinity teachers’ abuse case

Admissions by two former Trinity College teachers about their alleged failures to report an incident of student sexual abuse during an overseas trip are admissible as evidence, a magistrate has ruled.

Tim Clarke

No flowVandalism closes Perth school

A Perth primary school has been forced to close today after an act of vandalism saw its water supply cut off.

Staff Writer

‘totally unacceptable’Child care ‘lost’ two three year olds in a week

EXCLUSIVE: The southern suburbs after-school care service lost one of the children through a gap in a fence before he was spotted 30 minutes later behind a reversing vehicle in the carpark.

Shannon Hampton

Trade tensionsThe sectors ‘most exposed’ to Chinese trade tensions

Three of Australia’s major industries are among those “most exposed” to a potential escalation in trade tensions with China, according to fresh analysis from a leading credit agency.

Danielle Le Messurier

Telethon Kids InstituteWA parents called on for coronavirus vaccine research

Researchers from the Telethon Kids Institute and UWA will investigate parents’ attitudes and concerns about immunising children against the virus — as vaccine push rolls on.

Angela Pownall

Kids podcastNew KidsQs podcast hosted by youngsters, for youngsters

A new podcast for children called KidsQs — hosted by 12-year-olds Kate Jeffery and Dylan Easther — has been launched and aims to answer all the big questions that kids really care about.

Gail Anthony

POLLChildcare workers exempt from ‘no jab no play’

Experts are calling for mandatory flu shots for childcare workers after educators were quietly dropped from national advice to make ‘no jab no pay’ compulsory.

Clare Masters

SchoolsLost learning: How schools will catch your child up

As students start returning to schools, State Governments are now scrambling to catch them up on what they missed during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Clare Masters

Privacy concernsWA unis turn ‘Big Brother’ in bid to curb cheating

University students forced to sit their exams online next month because of COVID-19 will be spied on through their computers to make sure tests are taken cleanly.

Bethany Hiatt

Grim warningWA business owner warns recovery to take a ‘decade’

A Perth business owner says the impact of losing thousands of international students and corporate clients as border restrictions continue will be to the detriment of the WA economy.

Meilin Chew

Shutting downTeacher banned for sex comments closes tutor service

A teacher banned for making sexual remarks has closed his private tutoring service, blaming coronavirus.

Jake Dietsch

EducationPavlou walks from UQ disciplinary hearing

Student activist Drew Pavlou says he expects to be expelled from the University of Queensland after walking out on a disciplinary hearing at the institution.

Gus McCubbing

School BreakfastsStudents fuel up for a big day

Starting the day with a nutritious and hearty meal is the cornerstone of a breakfast service for Pemberton District High School students.

Tari Jeffers

Pay agreementPay rise, more planning time for WA primary teachers

Primary school teachers will get an extra half hour each week to prepare lessons under a new pay agreement with the McGowan Government.

Bethany Hiatt

‘Serious misconduct’Eagle’s step mum barred from teaching for dealing meth

The step-mother of a West Coast Eagles player has had her teacher’s registration cancelled after she was convicted for dealing meth.

Bethany Hiatt

‘Serious misconduct’WA school teacher de-registered over meth conviction

A former primary school teacher has had her teacher’s registration cancelled after she admitted transporting a package containing 14g of meth for a friend.

Bethany Hiatt

Firearm panic‘Gel gun’ school chaos prompts calls for student ban

The State Opposition has said students on serious criminal charges should be barred from attending school unless they can prove they are not a risk.

Tim Clarke

‘Back to normal’Compulsory schooling sees WA classrooms packed again

Attendance rates at WA public schools has increased to 90 per cent on the first day of compulsory schooling for Term 2, topping the 85 per cent average recorded last week.

Bethany Hiatt

‘Not enough’Why high school kids ‘need better financial literacy’

High school students need to be given a deeper education in financial literacy to better prepare for adult life, according to the peak body representing WA’s secondary school leaders.

Danielle Le Messurier

Quiet exitDonovan silent over alleged child abuse material claims

Former Perth Modern board secretary Craig Andrew Donovan has run when asked by reporters if he would like to comment on allegations he uploaded “abhorrent” child exploitation material online.

Shannon Hampton and Sarah Steger

‘Send your kids to school’Parents may cop $1k fine for school no shows

Premier Mark McGowan has not ruled out fining parents who refuse to send their children to school once it becomes compulsory again from next week.

Bethany Hiatt & Peter de Kruijff

Latest updateMcGowan announces ‘compulsory’ return for WA students

Premier Mark McGowan has announced it will be compulsory for all students to return to schools from Monday, while WA reported one new case of COVID-19 overnight.

Peter de Kruijff

TUNE INWATCH LIVE: Is school set to become compulsory again?

WA Premier Mark McGowan and Education Minister Sue Ellery are set to make an announcement on schools this morning. Watch their conference in full here.