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‘Bit of an image problem’: The early maths plan for Australia’s primary schools
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (656+ words) March 2, 2026 " 5:31pm Students will be taught consumer and financial literacy earlier in primary school under a plan to bolster declining maths skills across the country. Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority chief executive Stephen Gniel told The Sydney Morning Herald School Summit…...
The secret formula adding up to VCE maths success at this expanding school
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (775+ words) February 1, 2026 " 5:00am Many students who love maths fall for it while breezing through arithmetic in primary school. Not so Eva White, who was drawn to it in kindergarten: "I just remember loving to solve patterns," she says. The Bacchus Marsh Grammar…...
It looks like you, it sounds like you, it moves like you. And it can get you your degree
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (499+ words) On the screen, it looks just like you. It has your looks, your voice and even your mannerisms. But it's not you; it's an AI deepfake created to undertake exams, tutorials and other course requirements before you " the real you…...
This was the hardest ATAR exam question WA students faced. Can you solve it?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (489+ words) For Dr Vesife Hatisaru, solving mathematics equations can be likened to watching Netflix or going for a walk along the beach " in other words, it's something she does to unwind and have fun. But Hatisaru, a lecturer in mathematics education…...
These schools cut back on take-home assessments. Their HSC results speak for themselves
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (745+ words) In 2024, St George Christian School in south-west Sydney took a gamble. Caroline Lee, the head of its senior school, noticed her students were overly stressed and were submitting an increasing number of requests for disability provisions due to anxiety. The…...
Inside the algorithm that scales high school subjects, and what it means for your marks
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (872+ words) Kira Hansen is hoping to study psychology at university, but she fears her subject choices may have weakened her chances of getting in. The year 12 graduate from Ipswich needs near-perfect scores on her external ATAR exams to clear the entry…...
More WA students are getting top ATARs. Here’s why
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (391+ words) Hundreds more West Australian students scored an ATAR above 90 in 2024 than five years ago, data shows, with the number of students ranking above 99 in their university admission scores also increasing. That is despite a declining proportion of people in the…...
Go figure! If we catch them young, kids will solve our numeracy crisis
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (588+ words) How do we fix the alarming decline in numeracy among young Australians? The answer is to catch them when they are very young. So it is reassuring that a targeted review of the national maths curriculum, announced at last Friday's…...
VCE maths exams should ban calculators, return to pen and paper for better results
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (820+ words) Victorian students should be banned from using sophisticated calculators and VCE exams flipped to focus on "pen and paper" maths in a bid to improve understanding and ensure testing is a level playing field. That's the call of experts who…...
Excelling at Excel: The spreadsheet world cup is anything but boring
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (698+ words) Forget slam dunks, penalty shootouts or gold medals. The most nerve-racking competition you've never heard of involves cells, formulas and pivot tables. The Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship is a high-stakes event in which teenagers and young adults travel from…...