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Tonnes of oral care waste diverted from landfill by over 1000 schools nationwide Australian school students are making war on waste by recycling all their used toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes and floss containers through a nationwide competition diverting hundreds and thousands of oral care items from landfill.

Education staff applications invited for 5k Scholarship Awards Applications are now open for the 2019 NGS Super Scholarship Awards for the chance to win one of six $5000 scholarships.

Kids from remote Yarrabah and Kowanyama communities join inspirational camp Australian rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston continues to inspire Indigenous kids to strive through the JT Academy.

Data-driven school insights for principals Principals from across Australia will now have access to rigorous, data-driven insights to supplement their professional intuition and experience when making decisions about their school’s workforce with the launch of PeopleBench.

30K Canon grants program open for applications Canon Oceania’s 2019 Grants Program is open for submissions, this year, over $30,000 worth of grants made up of both cash and Canon equipment is up for grabs across Australia and New Zealand.

Chromebook App Hub brings hardware to life Chromebooks are a good stable piece of equipment and their utility in the classroom is being boosted with the Chromebook App Hub.

Kids lack basic physical skills A program run by The University of Western Australia has found many Perth children are falling short of developing basic physical skills.

20 years of university for people with intellectual disability A South Australian university program that includes people with intellectual disability in regular university topics is celebrating 20 years.

Musica Viva In Schools has three new touring ensembles for 2019 Musica Viva Australia has premiered three new ensembles to bring music to Australian classrooms in 2019; Adventures in Antarctica, Eastwinds and Timmy; and The Breakfast Band.

South Melbourne Primary School wins top architecture award The South Melbourne Primary School designed by Architects Hayball has been named winner of the LEA’s 12th Annual Excellence in Educational Facilities Awards.

Measuring the Teaching and Learning Journey High-stakes assessment has been an important rite of passage throughout much of human history. Many ancient cultures and tribal societies required their young to undertake risky and painful quests to make the transition to adulthood. We continue to deploy this rite of passage in the form of national school leaver examinations today.

Vivid Sydney shared with students from regional Australia Students from Mount Burr in South Australia will get the opportunity to visit the emerald city and see the world-famous Vivid festival, evening up the disparity in experiences between city and regional students.