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From the Minister for Education
Victoria calls for early consultation on implications of Gonski revieW
Monday, 20 Feb 2012
Victoria's Education Minister Martin Dixon called for greater clarity and consultation on the Gonski review to ensure careful consideration is given to any proposed changes to current arrangements and their implications for schools, students and...
Star choreographer to join State Schools Spectacular
Friday, 17 Feb 2012
One of Australia's best known choreographers will keep young dancers on their toes in this year's State Schools Spectacular.
Top gun students take flight on cloud nine
Thursday, 16 Feb 2012
In a Victorian first, 12 high flyers at Brentwood Secondary College today received solo flight certificates after completing a unique course offering flying lessons as part of the school's curriculum.
Solar Power Lights Up Narmbool Lodge
Tuesday, 14 Feb 2012
Students visiting Sovereign Hill's environmental education camp Narmbool Lodge will be able to see the benefits of solar power first hand with the site's new $31,000 solar energy system.
Victoria’s fifth science education centre unearthed in Ballarat
Tuesday, 14 Feb 2012
Disasters, dinosaurs and digging for gold – planet Earth will be put under the microscope by hundreds of thousands of students from across the state at the new $4 million Earth Education Centre in Ballarat.
Triplets among 70,000 preps starting school today
Thursday, 02 Feb 2012
The first day of school is as easy as eins, zwei, drei for triplets starting prep at Bayswater South Primary School where they will participate in the school's German Bilingual Program.
Government school first in state to teach students Hindi
Wednesday, 01 Feb 2012
In a Victorian first, a government school in Cranbourne will become the first to teach students Hindi.
Education Minister welcomes fantastic four to prep
Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012
Prep quads Kevin, Brian, Ryan and Dylan Ranaweera will try out school life a week before the real thing at Courtenay Gardens Primary School today with Education Minister Martin Dixon.
Victoria’s schools report card receives praise from education minister
Monday, 23 Jan 2012
Education Minister Martin Dixon welcomed the final NAPLAN National Report for 2011, saying Victorian students in year 3, 5, 7 and 9 had performed at or above students in other states and territories in most areas.
Teach for Australia top of the class
Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012
Twenty-eight high-achieving university graduates selected to Teach for Australia will take up posts in 18 schools across Victoria.
Government schools and identical twins top VCE results
Friday, 16 Dec 2011
St Albans Secondary College, Mildura Senior College and Geelong's Belmont High School have joined the ranks of Mac.Robertson Girls' High School, Melbourne High School, McKinnon Secondary College and Balwyn High School in achieving outstanding...
VCE results arrive for class of 2011
Thursday, 15 Dec 2011
More than 82,000 students will receive their long-awaited Victorian Certificate of Education exam results from 7am today.
Proposed site for future autism school in the west
Wednesday, 14 Dec 2011
Education Minister Martin Dixon today announced Laverton P-12 College as the preferred site to establish a P-12 school for students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
New Geelong school brings community together
Friday, 09 Dec 2011
Schools have always been community hubs, but the new Western Heights College is set to become the heart of Geelong's west.
$213,000 to bring the arts to the classroom
Thursday, 01 Dec 2011
Six Victorian arts organisations will swap the stage for the classroom in 2012 thanks to the latest round of grants through the Victorian Government's Extended School Residencies program.
Numbers add up at biggest education conference in southern hemisphere
Thursday, 01 Dec 2011
Education Minister Martin Dixon today reaffirmed the Victorian Coalition Government's commitment to improving maths education as he opened the biggest education conference in the southern hemisphere.
Green thumbs honoured at Schools’ Garden Awards
Thursday, 01 Dec 2011
A Northcote special school with an impressive mini orchard, chickens and local community vegetable plots has taken out this year's top honour at the Victorian Schools' Garden Awards.
$30 million new school a jewel in the inner south
Wednesday, 30 Nov 2011
Environmentally sustainable design, exceptional use of space and a focus on high quality education are among the key features of the new $30 million Albert Park College.
Ground breaking $4.4 million Biolab in Geelong for Victorian students
Wednesday, 30 Nov 2011
Geelong will be Victoria's epicentre of excellence in bioscience education with the opening of the $4.4 million Victorian Bioscience Education Centre – BioLAB.
Dixon announces education reform agenda – Victoria as a Learning Community
Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011
Education Minister Martin Dixon today laid out the government's vision for education reform in a landmark lecture at the University of Melbourne, entitled Victoria as a Learning Community.