Wyndham kinders fall behind national benchmark
CHILDREN enrolled at Wyndham's council-run kindergartens are falling behind a new national benchmark of 15 hours of preschool each week.Three months out from a...
$200m for TAFEs ‘won’t lower fees’
VICTORIA University hopes it will be given a share of the $200 million in funding the state government is returning to TAFEs.The government cut...
Second shot at life for Mowbray
TEACHERS at a new Melton school will soon dust off the shelves to educate a new generation of students at the former Mowbray College...
Playground’s real work at Hoppers Crossing secondary
STUDENTS at Hoppers Crossing Secondary College are about to learn what it’s like to work in the building industry.The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning...
Back-to-school cost pain
PARENTS across Wyndham are struggling to meet the costs of sending their children back to school, with welfare organisations inundated with calls for help.Families...
Rounding out 20 years at Cambridge Primary
WERRIBEE'S Cambridge Primary School has celebrated its 20th anniversary. Pupils took to the oval last week to form a number 20 to feature in...
So far, sew good at Bethany primary
PUPILS at a Werribee school have been busy stitching and sewing quilts to donate to soldiers serving overseas. Bethany Primary School pupils (pictured) have created...
About-face on bus subsidy, but no fix
MANY Wyndham students will still be ineligible for a subsidy to cover the cost of travel to school despite the state government back-tracking on...
TAFE cuts effect spelled out
STUDENTS at Victoria University will join education leaders to assess how hard state cutbacks to TAFE will hurt the western suburbs.Williamstown Labor MP Wade...
TAFE cuts push jobs out of reach
MASSIVE cuts to TAFE funding in the western suburbs will cause considerable harm to the area's prospects, according to a new study.The Social Impacts...
Student forced to give up dream
FEE hikes triggered by budget cuts at Victoria University has forced Corey Beckers to ditch his dream.With VU culling several courses and raising fees...
Mowbray to remain a learning hub
WESTERN suburbs parents are relieved the former Mowbray College campuses will continue to be used for education.As reported by the Weekly online, the Caroline...
Point Cook South East P-9 College gets a start
EDUCATION Minister Martin Dixon last week turned the first sod to start construction of the new Point Cook South East P-9 College.Prep to grade...
Galvin Park students sent home amid VCE exam chaos
A DAMAGED ceiling at Galvin Park Secondary College has resulted in students being sent home from school in order to cater for the busy...
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2024 Deeble nominees
Some of the most talented athletes in the western suburbs will be vying for the prestigious 2024 Don Deeble Sports Star award next month.
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