Shashi Baltutis

Illicit tobacco products sold in South Australia could contain dangerous levels of toxic metals including uranium as an investigation has been launched following new overseas research.

An elite Adelaide private boy’s school is continuing to develop its grounds with a multipurpose sports field after recently opening a $23m preparatory school redevelopment.

Students at a southern suburbs high school have been caught up in a data breach for the second time this year following a hack of sensitive information from an online maths learning platform.

A private school in Adelaide’s south has announced it will build a new $23.5m gym and multipurpose building to meet growing demand.

A former student at an elite Adelaide private school has revealed allegations he was racially abused by his classmates, which continued with his teammates after he graduated, during his time at the old scholars football club.

Empathy, adaptability and strong subject knowledge are among the top qualities of a great teacher, experts and educators across Australia say.

Strong leadership, consistent school-wide approaches and parental engagement are keys to turning around the poor student behaviour that ranks Australian classrooms among the toughest in the world for teachers to do their critical work, experts say.

Retreats, celebrations and breakfasts are among staff initiatives keeping teachers happy at an Adelaide private school.

Compliance officers from the Education Standards Board have nearly doubled their visits to early childhood services in the past year as compliance action has shot up at sites across South Australia.

Students at a northern suburbs private school will soon move into a new $20m secondary building following massive enrolment growth.