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Net Promoter Score: New statistic to measure school effectiveness

Mohan Dhall - April 12, 2021

The tiresome gloating by schools about the proportion of their students who get top ATAR bands, can easily be remedied by having schools publicly...

How to engage with your child’s school

Mohan Dhall - March 9, 2021

After nearly a year of restrictions placed on parents, schools have finally re-opened. Parents can drop little ones off to Year 1, they can...

La Trobe Director appointed at IIT Kanpur

Indian Link - January 6, 2021

The IIT Kanpur – La Trobe University Research Academy based in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, has appointed esteemed expert in electrical engineering, Professor Suresh Chandra...

Govt grants for community schools to promote dual language skills

Indian Link - November 20, 2020

The Morrison Government has announced a $10 million community language grants program to increase opportunities for young Australians to learn another language. With a base...

Brutal rituals of hazing won’t go away — and unis are increasingly likely to be held responsible

Indian Link - November 20, 2020

Students enter university as young adults embarking on a new life. Hazing rituals are meant to be a lighthearted initiation into university life that...

Aussie social worker struggles to keep Pune school afloat

Bageshri Savyasachi - October 29, 2020

As an 8-year-old, Melinda Parker read Ploughed Under by Amy Carmichael, a story that began her affair with India. "I read about a British single...

Lessons from the Shore muck-up day saga: Making men out of our boys

Mohan Dhall - September 30, 2020

Much has been stated in the popular press about the leaking of the Muck-Up day list written by some boys at Shore. The commentary...

10 University courses you’ve probably never heard of

Farzana Ahmad - September 28, 2020

Most uni students slave over books for years in pursuit of lucrative careers, but then others leave the rest of us scratching our heads, writes FARZANA AHMAD

Why students find it hard to write

Mohan Dhall - September 25, 2020

There has been much made about falling writing standards in recent times. Numerous academics, teachers, and others have proffered views as to why this...

4 out of 5 international students are still in Australia – how we treat them will have consequences

Indian Link - August 31, 2020

COVID-19 has not stopped international education. As of August 24, 524,000 international students were living among us in Australian cities and communities. They represent...