Student wellbeing and student learning outcomes are inextricably linked as students can only reach their full educational potential when they are happy, healthy and safe, and when there is a positive school culture to engage and support them in their learning. The Effective Schools are Engaging Schools: Student Engagement Policy Guidelines support the rights and...

The stories of eight young people who left school early, interviewed when aged 17 for Stage 8½ of the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s longitudinal Life Chances Study, illustrate their complex lives as they consider employment, training and other facets of their future. Their experience leads to recommendations for policies to ensure that young people are...

The federal government announcement to inject nearly $15 billion into the rebuilding of Australian schools is much more than a major renovation job, writes Adam Rorris.

This report presents the latest available data for more than 200 countries and explains how UNESCO Institute for Statistics data are collected, processed and reported.The 2008 edition presents the latest available data for more than 200 countries and territories including 2007 data for a number of countries. It includes a wider range of indicators than...

This 2009 mental health strategy embraces the roles of many sectors and services across the community and the whole-of-government, emphasising that mental health is everyone's business. It focuses on fostering and maintaining good mental health and wellbeing by providing earlier support for all those in need before their problems become acute.