By David Hetherington, Executive Director, Public Education Foundation You just can’t script it. Trump’s 100 days an unparalleled success. Teresa May declares war on Brussels. And for a fresh set of eyes on Australian education [...]
10 May 2017: The Public Education Foundation (PEF) welcomes some small steps forward in education funding in the 2017 Budget, but remains deeply concerned by the overall direction of the Government’s new policy. As outlined [...]
The Public Education Foundation is preparing to showcase the best and the brightest from our public schools at our annual celebration of public education. We would be delighted if you could join us at this [...]
7 April 2017: The Public Education Foundation, Teachers Mutual Bank and the Harvard Club of Australia are excited to announce the 2017 Harvard Club of Australia Scholars. The three outstanding principals from across Australia are [...]
16 March 2017: The Public Education Foundation team is excited to launch a new website today. The revised website is designed to better support the Foundation’s work in providing life-changing scholarships to young people in [...]
3 March 2017: This evening, on behalf of Capital Chemist, ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry MLA awarded 31 of our public school students with scholarships for their commitment in the fields of academic excellence, citizenship [...]
We hope you have settled well into the new school year. Today we announce the launch of the Minister's and Secretary's Awards for Excellence. These awards provide opportunities for NSW Public Schools to celebrate their [...]
30 January 2017 The Public Education Foundation acknowledges the enormous contribution made by Adrian Piccoli, the outgoing Minister for Education in NSW, to excellence and equity in NSW education. During his six years as Minister [...]
22 November 2016: We are excited to have David Hetherington join our team. David is passionate about public education and brings a wealth of public policy experience to the role. Let’s get to know him [...]
26 October 2016: The Public Education Foundation welcomes David Hetherington as its new Executive Director, commencing in the role on Monday 31 October 2016. Mr Hetherington has extensive public policy and private sector experience. He [...]
