Facilities upgrade for TAFE campuses
TAFE campuses at Gosford, Ourimbah and Wyong are set to benefit from a $100M state-wide investment in improved facilities and new equipment. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member…
Education
New facility for a new year
Junior students at Central Coast Grammar School at Erina Heights started the school year in a new Kindergarten-Year 6 facility. The complex includes spacious and flexible bright rooms, new playgrounds…
Local campuses set to share in new UoN funding
The Federal Government is to provide more than $25M for new places and short courses at the University of Newcastle with Ourimbah campus and the Central Coast Medical School expected…
Brekky club on again
Erina High School’s Breakfast Club has started up again for the third year in a row, supplying free breakfast for students before 7.45am every morning. Head Teacher for HSI, Ben…
Funding boost for Empire Bay P&C
Empire Bay Public School P&C has just received a $10,000 grant from the State Government to upgrade its facilities. The money is part of the Government’s Community Building Partnership program….
COVID restrictions eased for back to school activities
It’s back to school across the Coast and local families are being reminded to keep up to date with current COVID-19 regulations to ensure their child’s smooth transition back into…
Labor to fight for Wyong inclusion in scholarship program
Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, has confirmed that the Labor Party will fight for Wyong residents to be included in the Federal Government’s Commonwealth Scholarship Program for Young Australians….
Additional assistance to help students find work placements
With many work placements not possible in 2020 due to COVID-19, The Skill Engineer (TSE) has opened at North Gosford to help assist HSC students find Vocational Education and Training…
No school student to be left behind by public transport
Both the NSW Department of Education (DOE) and Transport for NSW (TFNSW) have clarified that no child will be left stranded should they fail to wear a face mask on…
UON Central Coast on track for a normal year post COVID
Despite the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown at the institution, staff at the University of Newcastle’s Central Coast Campus say they’re looking forward to a busy 2021. According…
New round of youth scholarships opens
The Federal Government has released more Gosford region specific youth scholarships, with applications opening on January 29. Part 2 of Round 3 of the Commonwealth Scholarships Program for Young Australians…
Wyong residents excluded from Commonwealth Scholarship Program
The third round of the government’s $82M Commonwealth Scholarship Program for Young Australians will once again open to Gosford residents at the end of the month, but questions are being…
Concerns arise over student face mask mandate
While Central Coast families have been busily getting ready for the start of a new school year, high schoolers are being reminded that this year, a face mask is a…
Scholarship program for Aboriginal students
Local not-for-profit, Central Coast Primary Care, has announced that it is establishing a Scholarship Program for Aboriginal students. The program will provide support to the Central Coast Aboriginal community and…
Carers can share the first day milestone with children
Parents of Kindergarten students will be able to share the first day milestone with their children, according to newly released Covid guidelines. Minister for Education, Sarah Mitchell, said the main…
Toddler trapped in a storeroom at a child care centre
A Department of Education investigation is underway about how two-and-a half-year-old Abel Bridge came to be trapped in a storeroom at Dinky Di Children’s Learning Centre in Lake Haven. No…
School abandoned
Dooralong Public School has been abandoned to decline into a derelict state since it was closed in 2011, and there are no clear plans for its future. Buildings have fallen…
Students awarded portrait prizes
The artistic talents of students from Lake Munmorah’s St Brigid’s Catholic College were on full display over the beginning of the new year, with several students participating in the 2020/21…
Debate continues over One TAFE modernisation program
With three TAFE campuses in the region, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, and TAFE NSW have hit back at claims by Shadow Minister for Skills and TAFE…
Education concerns for children living in poverty
As thousands of Central Coast children prepare to return to school, The Smith Family has raised concerns on COVID’s impact on the education of children living in poverty. A new…