Years 5-12 School students in NSW to get AI in the classroom

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates.

Big change is coming to NSW classrooms next term – every public school student from Year 5 and up will have access to a purpose-built artificial intelligence app.

The tool, called NSWEduChat, has already been trialled in 50 schools, and from October 14 it’ll roll out statewide. The app is curriculum-aligned and designed to help students build AI literacy in a safe environment.

This move follows the government’s recent announcement of a new Office for AI, which will oversee how the technology is safely introduced across the NSW public service.

Acting Education Minister Courtney Houssos says the initiative shows the strength of the public system in leading classroom innovation.

“Generative AI is rapidly becoming part of everyday life, and through NSWEduChat we are helping our students to safely and responsibly build the digital literacy that will set them up for success in the jobs of the future,” she said.

She added that giving free access to all students in Years 5 to 12 will help “level the playing field” when it comes to AI in education.

Unlike commercial AI tools, NSWEduChat won’t just hand over answers. Instead, it nudges students to think critically, asking guided questions and encouraging reasoning.

During the trial, the top five ways students used the app were:

• getting writing feedback

• brainstorming ideas

• using it as a virtual assistant

• consolidating learning

• planning and structuring written responses

Teachers haven’t been left out either — they already have their own version of NSWEduChat, plus access to Lesson Library, a new platform with curriculum-aligned resources written by NSW teachers.

Stay tuned with Aus News Lanka – the leading platform for news for Australians.