Joint media release with Interim Parliamentary Leader of the Nationals Nigel Scullion Students in Darwin will gain valuable real-world skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), thanks to the Turnbull Government’s new Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) pilot program. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said Casuarina Senior College in Darwin would be the…
DetailsStudents across Bennelong are set for an average boost of around $2,125 each under the Turnbull Government’s Gonski funding plan. That’s an extra $19.7 million we’re delivering for Bennelong schools. There are no cuts. The figures being peddled by the NSW Teachers’ Federation are a desperate attempt to push for an unfunded Labor promise we…
DetailsThe Education and Training Minister has called on universities to keep a “laser focus” on the outcomes of the students they enrol following the release of new data on graduate completions and job outcomes. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the new reports showed six-year completion rates for university students had dropped to…
DetailsMinister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, and Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, have announced 120 New Colombo Plan scholarships to talented undergraduates to live, study and work in the Indo-Pacific region in 2018. These New Colombo Plan scholars will study in 20 host locations, including for the…
DetailsA Year 12 student from Canberra has been selected from more than 8000 entrants across the country as Australia’s Young Historian of the Year. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham presented the award to Hawker College student Ineka Voigt in a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra today. Minister Birmingham said Ineka’s essay about…
DetailsAustralian students are among the world’s best collaborative problem-solvers, according to a new international report. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the OECD’s inaugural report on collaborative problem solving showed nearly twice the number of Australian students were highly skilled in problem solving compared to the OECD average. The report ranked…
DetailsNew Federal Government data shows student dropout rates are still among the highest in a decade despite dipping slightly since 2014. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the latest Higher Education Student Data revealed a 14.97 per cent attrition rate for the 2015 cohort compared to 12.29 per cent in 2009. “Australia’s universities…
DetailsNew analysis has revealed the areas around the country where Australian families are set to be the biggest winners from the Turnbull Government’s child care overhaul. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the child care overhaul will provide the greatest hours of support to the families who work the longest hours, and the…
DetailsThe Turnbull Government has backed a new Centre for Excellence to support a vital national and international research program into gravitational waves. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham today officially launched the Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery and said the facility will be critical in progressing further collaborative research in this rapidly…
DetailsMore than 3400 students and academics will get the opportunity to pursue overseas study and research, thanks to two Turnbull Government initiatives. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham today announced the recipients of the Turnbull Government 2017 Endeavour Mobility Grants and the Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships which will provide support to Australian students to…
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