Education coverage
Education
IN 1898, the Sisters of Mercy walked from Gunnedah to the black-soil plains in north-western New South Wales to establish a Catholic school and convent on the eastern side of Moree. Led by Mother Aloysius, the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic order founded in 1831 by Sister Catherine McAuley, established a convent and school in [...]
Regional Education
THE University of New England is gearing up for its largest Open Day in years, with more than 1300 prospective students registered to explore its Armidale campus on Friday, May 1. Students will travel from more than 40 schools across New South Wales, alongside individual attendees from Queensland as far north as Townsville and Rockhampton. [...]
Regional News
MACINTYRE High School’s outdoor multi-purpose sports courts are set for an overhaul with Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan announcing a $300,000 grant for their redevelopment. The grant was secured through the NSW Government’s Infrastructure Grants Program – Clubgrants Category 3 Fund. Mr Moylan said the courts are a popular spot for students, teachers and [...]
2026 Youth Week
A growing cohort of young people are turning to artificial intelligence for mental health support, as new polling reveals the top issues keeping young people in New South Wales up at night. The new poll results come from the NSW Office for Youth ahead of 2026 Youth Week, which starts Thursday. Results of the 2026 [...]
Health and Education
MOREE Lions Club will next month launch the Lions Eye Health Program in Moree schools, with an aim to reduce the incidence and impact of vision loss through education and awareness. LEHP promotes eye examinations and conducts free children’s vision screenings for children aged three years and up in childcare centres, schools, sporting clubs or [...]
Education and Arts
TWO years ago, Moree Secondary College student Amber Muller had never heard of Pulse Alive – until MSC arts co-ordination officer, Leigh Carroll, encouraged her to perform at Pulse Moree. Pulse Alive is a vibrant celebration of creativity, connection and opportunity in the performing arts, and showcases thousands of singers, dancers, actors and musicians from New [...]
Regal Visit
THE Governor of New South Wales, Margaret Beazley, said meeting a student from Moree Secondary College at Government House last year gave her more reason to visit the black-soil plains. Her Excellency and her husband, Dennis Wilson, enjoyed and extended visit to the Moree district, where they visited schools, community organisations, agriculture industry stakeholders and [...]
Education
STUDENT leaders from Moree Christian School and Moree Secondary College last week visited the NSW Parliament and Government House as part of the NSW Secondary School Student Leadership Program. The program invites school captains and student leaders from across New South Wales to visit the Parliament of NSW to develop leadership skills. Isabelle Kelly and [...]
Education and Arts
MORE than 8300 students have this week been rehearsing and performing in Pulse Alive – a show-stopping Sydney Olympic Park event held over three big nights, with a huge curtain-closing finale scheduled tonight. Performers from Moree Secondary College include Amber Muller, Esther Litchfield, Pearl Humphries and Imogen Brazel. Pearl and Imogen danced on Thursday night [...]
Education
STUDENTS at Bullarah Public School last week celebrated International Pi Day – not the type eaten, but there were some hidden away – to honour a fundamental mathematical constant. Pi is defined as the ratio of any circle’s circumference to its diameter and, regardless of the size of the circle, from a mouthwatering pie to [...]
