Nine out of ten teaching students have passed an Australian-first pilot test to evaluate their literacy and numeracy skills. Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said the test was implemented to ensure that future teaching graduates are in the top 30 per cent of the population in personal literacy and numeracy skills. Minister…
The Turnbull Government has thrown its support behind an initiative to provide more Australian children with an opportunity to learn how to code and be creative in digital environments. The Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham today marked the first anniversary of Code Club Australia with a $500,000 commitment to expand their teaching…
The Turnbull Government will support grandparents on income support who are the primary carer of their grandchildren through access to subsidised child care under the new Child Care Safety Net. Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham said the new Jobs for Families child care package – to be introduced to Parliament this…
The Parliament today passed legislation to extend access to student loans to eligible New Zealand citizens who have been long-term residents of Australia since childhood. Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said it made “perfect sense” for New Zealanders who grew up as children in Australia to receive the same higher education support…
South Australia is the first state to sign up to the Turnbull Government’s National Partnership on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education, unlocking federal funding for quality preschool programmes nationally. Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said South Australia’s decision to join the National Partnership gives certainty to local parents about their children’s…
A new, world-leading facility at Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds campus will give regional and rural students greater opportunities to develop a career in engineering. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham and Member for Corangamite Sarah Henderson today launched the new $55 million Centre for Advanced Design in Engineering Training (CADET) that will deliver innovative…
The Turnbull Government will provide $840 million to ensure that all Australian children have access to 15 hours of high-quality preschool education in the year before they start school, Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham announced today. Senator Birmingham said the Turnbull Government had made a formal offer to state and territories to extend…
People who have benefited from Australian student loans and now live overseas will pay for them the same way as they would if they lived in Australia following the passage of legislation through Parliament late last night. Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said it was estimated that up to $30 million…
More than $1.5 billion will be available over four years to support Australia’s world-class university researchers following the introduction of new laws into Parliament today. Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2015 would guarantee $1,538.9 million for research programmes funded through the Australian Research…
I acknowledge and congratulate two teachers whose work has inspired generations of Australian school students to take an interest in science. Dr Ken Silburn of Casula High School in south-west Sydney was today named the recipient of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools. Mrs Rebecca Johnson of Windaroo State…