This school in Western Australia's farming heartland has just five students enrolled. Teachers say the school's size has educational advantages, and the community is determined to keep the doors open.
Going to school barefoot in an island paradise
On world-heritage listed Lord Howe Island exists NSW's most remote school, where learning also comes from the environment...and students go to school barefoot.
Has Video Duration: 5 minutes 4 seconds.Alice Springs school principal stood down after being charged with assault of children
Prominent Alice Springs school principal Gavin Morris, who is accused of physically assaulting multiple children, has been stood down on full pay by the independent school's board, the NT government says.
Photo shows a man stands next to a school busProminent principal of Alice Springs school charged with assault of children
A senior employee of a prominent Alice Springs independent school has been charged with aggravated assault, with several media outlets naming him as Yipirinya School principal Gavin Morris.
Photo shows a man wearing a dark collared t-shirt in an officeThe number of teens finishing high school 'is going backwards'. A new funding agreement hopes to solve that
A major school funding agreement is being signed in Darwin, which could bring big changes for every public school in Australia and shape the next decade of schooling.
Photo shows Primary aged school stduents with school logo green backpacks walk along a city streetNightmares, headaches, crying in the car: College staff describe impact of 'unsafe' work environment
Current and former staff of a Victorian high school say they feel unsupported as they face abuse, stalking and feelings of dread in their roles.
Photo shows A young person wearing a hood and beanie sits with their head in their hands against a brick wall.'Psychopathic' paedophile was given teaching job despite declaring abuse conviction on application
A "psychopathic" paedophile, who later boasted of sexually abusing 2,000 boys, was employed as a Victorian Education Department school teacher despite declaring in a 1970s job application form that he was a convicted child abuser.
Photo shows A man in a collared shirt smiles in a school photo. Students in uniform can be seen behind him.Oh Jae Geun's daughter was a teacher. After her death, he found shocking stories about parents in her phone
Within a year of landing her first full-time teaching job, Oh Jae Geun's daughter took her own life after overzealous parents ruthlessly scrutinised her performance and threatened to make criminal complaints to the police.
Photo shows A bespectacled man with a grey goatee wears a blue top as he sits with his arms on a table in front of him.Call for on-site psychiatric help for fearful teachers at centre of government, WorkSafe dispute
Staff at a state secondary school in south-west Victoria need mental-health and wellbeing support at the school because of threatening student behaviour, according to WorkSafe. The government disagrees.
Photo shows Outside the front of a school buildingVisa fees for international students double, sparking outrage
The Australian government is doubling the cost of student visa fees for international students, prompting outrage from student representatives who say that the price hike will drive potential students to competitors.
Hong Kong inspectors find some students are singing the national anthem 'too softly'
Hong Kong's Education Department singles out two schools after an inspection finds their students are not putting enough effort into singing the anthem amid an increasing push for patriotism in the city's schools.
Photo shows A flag raising team from a primary school.'It's an issue for every school': Why sexually explicit deepfakes could become a wider problem
Cyber safety experts say the ability to create fake sexually explicit images has become frighteningly easy in the last couple of years.
Photo shows A teenage girl with blonde hair holds a mobile phone with both hands, with the phone in focus and her face obscured.'What should have been a happy place became a place of horror': Premier admits state's failure on school sex abuse
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan acknowledges the state's "serious and systematic" failure to protect children in government schools from abuse, while announcing a truth-telling process for survivors.
Photo shows Jacinta Allan stands in front of microphones giving an outdoor press conference. Ben Carroll stands behind her.Kids are losing 'huge chunks' of their childhood to long COVID. Too many are being told it's 'all in their head'
They're losing their formative years to this debilitating disease. But for too many children with long COVID, finding help is a frustrating and traumatic process that leaves them feeling isolated and invisible.
Photo shows An illustration shows a child with long COVID sitting alone, watching other children play in the distanceSchool exclusions 'form of discrimination' and put 'emotional toll' on families, expert says
Autistic teenager Nash Kirk-Clarke felt left out of the curriculum and isolated from his peers at his Adelaide school, and a researcher says he is among countless students from disadvantaged groups who are disproportionately suspended or excluded.
Photo shows Nash Clarke sits at a table.'There is a whole chunk of our class missing': Sandy Hook survivors reflect on graduating without former classmates
Graduation should be a time of celebration, but for the survivors of one of the US's deadliest school shootings, the moment is also one of grief.
Photo shows A girl with red hair wears a green shirtFormer Cranbrook headmaster reaches settlement with school over resignation 'confusion'
Nicholas Sampson engaged high-profile barristers Arthur Moses SC and Sue Chrysanthou SC, and solicitor Rebekah Giles to represent him, before reaching the confidential settlement.
Photo shows A man in a shirt, tie and jacket stands with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background.Serial predator Arthur Eaton 'fooled' everyone with a guide dog puppy and almost became teacher of the year
The Victorian Department of Education faces several lawsuits from survivors who were sexually abused by a teacher the department knowingly moved to other schools after fielding complaints of abuse.
Teenagers race hydrogen-powered remote cars for place at world stage
A team of Territory teenagers are hoping for a place on the starting grid at the world stage as they take their hydrogen-powered remote control car to a national competition on the Gold Coast.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 35 seconds.Pool operator fined for safety breaches surrounding death of 8yo boy
The County Court in Warrnambool heard Port Fairy pool operators did not test children's swimming abilities before allowing them to use an inflatable aquatic device and did not have procedures in place for how to manage children on the device.
Photo shows a composite image of a little boy and a pool signJack Black responds to Melbourne highschoolers' heartfelt plea to visit School of Rock production
Hollywood star Jack Black has responded to an invitation from students from Ringwood Secondary College in Melbourne to visit their production of School of Rock, based on the actor's 2003 film..
Photo shows Actor Jack Black smiling and holding up rock hand signs.