National curriculum challenge ahead
March 4, 2010
South Australian and Victorian educators are grappling with how to deliver on the Federal Government’s commitment to introduce a national curriculum next year for students from kindergarten to Year 10.
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) this week released a draft K-10 national curriculum for English, maths, science and history. Read more
Glencoe kindergarten to relocate
March 3, 2010
Glencoe District Kindergarten will be relocated to new facilities at the town’s primary school.
Education Minister Jane Lomax-Smith and Early Childhood Development Minister Jay Weatherill have approved the move. Read more
UniSA growth predicted in Mount Gambier
February 27, 2010
Activity may boom at Mount Gambier’s UniSA campus if the course offerings can expand in coming years, according to regional centre head Sarah Mott.
She welcomed more than 60 students to the campus for 2010 yesterday as the academic year began.
“The majority of the students are from the Limestone Coast, which demonstrates the need for regional tertiary education,” Dr Mott said. Read more
Youth Allowance remains stalled
February 24, 2010
The head of Mount Gambier’s University of South Australia campus has called for the government Youth Allowance bill to be passed in Federal Parliament this week as the new tertiary study year begins.
UniSA regional centre spokesperson Sarah Mott said action must be taken. Read more
Trade school officially opened
February 19, 2010
Almost 120 school-based apprentices have already signed up to be part of the Limestone Coast Trade School for the Future, where new facilities were opened on Wednesday.
Based at Grant High School, the centre services partner schools throughout the region, from Bordertown to Kingston and south to Allendale East. Read more
Principals learn about neuroscience
February 9, 2010
More than 100 education leaders from across the Limestone Coast converged on Mount Gambier City Hall yesterday and Sunday for a conference focused on tapping into neuroscience research to enhance classroom learning.
Renowned scientist Martin Westwell, director of the Flinders Centre for Science Education in the 21st Century, discussed recent studies and their implications for children. Read more
Burmese refugees ready for work
February 9, 2010
Two years since the arrival of the first Burmese refugees in Mount Gambier, a group of 20 of them are now qualified and ready to take up employment. Read more
Mount Gambier TAFE services assured
February 5, 2010
Further Education Minister Michael O’Brien has reassured the Mount Gambier community that its TAFE campus will not be downsized and the restructuring process that caused some unrest at the facility was over.
During a two-day whistlestop tour of Mount Gambier and the Lower South East yesterday, Mr O’Brien said the government wanted to continue to expand the learning opportunities. Read more
Needy students supported
February 4, 2010
More than 750 students across the South East will share in $37,500 of vouchers to help ease expenses for the new school year.
The Stand Like Stone Foundation will supply Target vouchers, valued at $50, to families in need of a helping hand as part of its Back to School program. Read more
Parents have mixed views on My School
February 4, 2010
Mount Gambier parents have expressed mixed views on the newly launched My School website ranging from support to disapproval and disinterest.
The website, comparing schools across the nation on students’ literacy and numeracy test results, was primarily designed for parents to compare performance between schools. Read more
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