Editing Education in Australia (section)

===School violence===
In July 2009, the Queensland Minister for Education said that the rising levels of [[school violence|violence in schools]] in the state were "totally unacceptable" and that not enough had been done to combat violent behaviour. In Queensland, 55,000 school students were suspended in 2008, nearly a third of which were for "physical misconduct".<ref>{{cite news|author1=Chilcott, T.|author2=Odgers, R.|date=9 July 2009|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,27574,25753048-3102,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906114934/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,27574,25753048-3102,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 September 2012|title=Government can do more on school violence|work=[[The Courier-Mail]]|location=Brisbane}}</ref>

In South Australia, 175 violent attacks against students or staff were recorded in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/26/2609043.htm|title=School violence 'dealt with'|work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|location=Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210154740/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/26/2609043.htm|archive-date=10 February 2010|date=26 June 2009}}</ref> Students were responsible for deliberately causing 3,000 injuries reported by teachers over two years from 2008 to 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/hatred-violence-in-our-schools-classrooms/story-e6frea83-1225834928483|title=Hatred, violence in our schools' classrooms|date=27 February 2010|author=Hood, Lucy|newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]|location=Adelaide|access-date=24 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301075403/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/hatred-violence-in-our-schools-classrooms/story-e6frea83-1225834928483|archive-date=1 March 2010}}</ref>

As of 2024, school violence is still prevalent. In an annual survey by the Australian Catholic University (ACU) 48 per cent of school principals reported having seen or experienced an event of physical violence.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2024-03-21|title=Disturbing increase in violence at school as principals say both parents and students are making threats|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-22/school-principals-face-violence-from-children-parents-students/103615570|access-date=2025-02-18|work=ABC News|language=en-AU}}</ref>