Janison
Janison Education (ASX:JAN) share price surges 18% as CEO spruiks permanent digital shift
October 20, 2021
The Janison Education Group Ltd (ASX: JAN) share price is rocketing higher today. This follows comments from the company’s CEO regarding the digital transformation in the education sector today. At the time of writing, shares...
COVER STORY: Education undergoes greatest transformation in sector’s history
October 19, 2021
The education sector has undergone its most dramatic transformation in modern history, as a result of the global pandemic. Once considered a traditional sector, and a laggard when it comes to...
Digital provides better outcomes for teachers and students: Janison CEO
October 19, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a decade's worth of digital transformation into 18 months for the education sector. Digital Nation spoke to David Caspari, CEO of Janison Education Group who discusses the benefits...
Janison sets online assessment record with NAPLAN delivery, gears for growth
September 3, 2021
In May 2021, 800,000 school students completed their NAPLAN tests online. Janison’s digital assessment platform had over 3 million tests completed in a two-week period, and at the peak, more than 195,000 students were being...
How artificial intelligence is transforming Janison Education Group
August 13, 2021
David Caspari, CEO of Janison Education Group (JAN) joins ausbiz to delve into the details of its full year results. Janison delivered its strongest year on record, reporting a 38% year on year growth in group revenue, to $30 million...
Janison Education Group accelerates US PISA for Schools roll-out as OECD extends agreement
August 10, 2021
Janison Education Group Ltd (ASX:JAN) will continue to be a US National Service Provider to schools after extending its contract with the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) until 2024. The company has made...
Centre for Independent Studies panel: Is technology our educational saviour?
July 15, 2021
Technology now plays a crucial role in the daily work of schools and in supporting student assessment. However, constructive adoption of technology has been constrained by regulatory burdens and resistance to change.
Janison Education raising $17 million for PISA rollout
June 23, 2021
Digital assessment and testing platform Janison Education is hitting up institutional investors for $15 million, with the proceeds set to fund a rollout of its global assessment tool PISA for Schools and academic competition ICAS...
Shamgar’s watchlist: Janison Education
June 7, 2021
Ron Shamgar from Tamim Asset Management sees good growth potential in Janison Education, adding: "They're probably one of the best software providers in the online assessment space around the world."
Moving student assessment into the 21st Century
June 2, 2021
Founded in 1998 by teacher Wayne Houlden, Sydney-based edtech company Janison delivers more than ten million online assessments annually in 120 countries, helping teachers, students and governments achieve meaningful...
Janison eyes UK market after sealing new PISA distribution deal, shares jump
May 19, 2021
On a rough day for ASX tech stocks, Janison Education Group (ASX:JAN) was one of the few that bucked the trend on the back of a new distribution deal for the UK market. The edtech platform announced it’s been accredited by...
Why the Janison (ASX:JAN) share price is nearing its multi-year high
May 19, 2021
The Janison Education Group Ltd (ASX: JAN) share price is within striking distance of breaking a new multi-year high. This comes as the educational technology company received a positive note from the Organisation for...
ASX edtech stocks are continuing to gain traction, even as education returns to normal
April 15, 2021
The best performing ASX edtech stock is online assessment and training software provider Janison Education Group (ASX:JAN) which is up over 170 per cent in 12 months. The past few weeks have been particularly positive for...
Janison (ASX:JAN) share price hits record high today. Here’s why
April 15, 2021
The Janison Education Group Ltd (ASX: JAN) share price is racing higher in late afternoon trade. This comes after the company announced it had surpassed a milestone with its school assessment program...
Who’s top of the post-pandemic class in the listed education sector?
April 14, 2021
This provider of assessment tools didn’t need a $1 million taxpayer-funded charm offensive to win a role with the OECD. In 2019 the Paris-based body gave Janison the rights to carry out PISA for Schools...
PISA schools test allows students to compare skills with international peers
March 21, 2021
A new test called PISA for Schools will be made available to teachers from next month. It is based on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) test that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation...
Edtech company named Aus National Service Provider of PISA
March 18, 2021
Janison Education Group has been accredited as the Australian National Service Provider (NSP) by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for the PISA for Schools assessment — the gold...
NSW public schools sign on for mini NAPLAN
March 18, 2021
Strong demand is seeing the optional online assessments expand for 2021, to measure the impact of disrupted schooling due to COVID-19. The project was delivered for Years 3, 5 and 9 by NSW Department of Education and Janison...
Sydney ISV Janison wins OECD school testing deal
March 12, 2021
The Australian-owned Janison Education Group has been accredited as the Australian national service provider by the OECD for the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) for Schools assessment in Australia...
Here’s why the Janison (ASX:JAN) share price is rocketing 20% today
March 10, 2021
The catalyst for today’s strong gain has been the release of an announcement that Janison has been accredited by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as sole provider in Australia...
ACT student leads the nation in global schools competition
February 25, 2021
ACT schools have excelled in one of the largest global academic competitions. Four primary and two high school students earned medals of the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) as the top scorer...
Edtech pioneer Janison chosen to deliver high-stakes online exams for Chartered Accountants
December 21, 2020
Janison’s online and remote assessment technology has been selected by Chartered Accountants to deliver high-stakes examinations online for all five core modules of its Chartered Accountants Program.
Improved financial outlook for edtech provider Janison after ICAS 2020 success exceeds expectations
December 11, 2020
Janison Education Group (ASX:JAN) has revised its financial outlook for the first half of FY21 following its successful delivery of the internationally recognised ICAS Assessment. Total revenue for ICAS reached $4.8 million, exceeding...
Digital assessment: leave no one behind
November 26, 2020
As the end of term assessment period looms, digital assessment offers a Covid-safe solution and improvements to accessibility, say Dave Kenworthy and Wayne Houlden. Throughout lockdown and during the summer, universities...
Janison CTO named one of Australia’s top tech leaders by CIO Magazine
November 13, 2020
Janison Chief Technology Officer, George Gorman, has been recognised as one of the top 50 technology and digital leaders in Australia on this year’s 2020 CIO50 list. In its fifth year, the CIO50 list celebrates the achievements of...
Stars in the childcare and education sectors: Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT & Janison
August 11, 2020
Some companies have reported impressive top-line and bottom-line figures amid the pandemic. Janison Education Group Limited’s revenue climbed 22% in FY20 owing to new customer wins in the US, Brazil, and Russia.
Chance to ensure selective school places go to those who deserve them
August 2, 2020
The government’s decision this week to order a new, digital test goes some way to levelling the playing field and gives the government a chance to better identify the students who will get the most out of an education at a selective high school...
Selective school tests go digital in biggest shake-up in 30 years
July 31, 2020
Selective school entry exams will move online in their biggest overhaul in decades, with the job of writing and delivery changing hands for the first time since the tests began more than 30 years ago...
How AI supervised remote exams make assessment possible
May 25, 2020
As education contends with remote delivery, the question of how to supervise examinations needs to be addressed. Janison has a history of being quick on the uptake; the Australian company was doing edtech long before...
COVID-19 has taught us our education system wasn’t ready for mass disruption: here’s how it can be
May 22, 2020
One of the most pervasive and significant ways that the coronavirus pandemic has touched millions of Australian families is through its impact on our schools and universities. In many parts of the country, these...
Janison Education Group (ASX:JAN) to acquire Educational Assessments
May 20, 2020
Janison Education Group (JAN) has signed an agreement to acquire UNSW Global's Educational Assessments division. UNSW Global is a subsidiary of the University of New South Wales...
Tech: Edtech player Janison gets on the acquisition trail in new deal with UNSW
May 19, 2020
Edtech platform Janison Eduction (ASX:JAN) announced a new acquisition this morning, and markets approved. The company, which provides software to run secure offsite tests and examinations, said...
Janison acquires UNSW education tech business
May 19, 2020
Independent software vendor (ISV) Janison has acquired Educational Assessments (EA) technology from the University of NSW’s (UNSW) corporate arm. Janison, which makes software to run secure...
Lens on Two ASX-Stocks in the Education Space – JAN, 3PL
April 28, 2020
The unprecedented disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak has led to the temporary shut down of schools and colleges in many nations. It has also revolutionised how colleges teach and connect with students through online...
$7m capital raise as Janison fast-tracks solutions to COVID-19 education lockdowns
April 27, 2020
We are pleased to share three key developments which mark the company’s next strides into international markets and its ability to deliver technology that solves the current COVID-19 barriers to continuity in delivering education.
StockTalk: Ed-tech experts discuss the sector’s COVID-19 induced boom
April 24, 2020
Experts panel Adam Brimo, founder and CEO of OpenLearning (ASX:OLL), Rob Graham, managing director of Schrole Group (ASX:SCL) and Tom Richardson, CEO of Janison Education Group (ASX:JAN) discuss a wide range of topics...
E-learning business taps market for fresh capital
April 23, 2020
ASX-listed e-learning platform business Janison Education Group has kicked off a capital raising to fund its international growth and possibly finance a potential acquisition. The $54 million company was out looking for $3 million...
A message from Janison’s CEO: Introducing Janison’s new CEO, David Caspari
April 14, 2020
I am delighted to welcome a new Chief Executive Officer to lead Janison into an unprecedented next stage of growth. David Caspari joins us as we continue to accelerate our business strategy, expand internationally and...
Meet a CEO: Tom Richardson of education-tech firm Janison
September 19, 2019
We sat down with Tom Richardson, the Chief Executive Officer of education-tech firm Janison to talk about how they’re transforming the concept of education, and what he’s learned so far.
Suncorp transforms its learning culture with Cognita
June 12, 2019
An Azure-based social learning platform, called Cognita, designed by education technology provider Janison, is transforming the learning culture at financial services firm Suncorp…
Suncorp engages Janison in social learning platform for staff
June 12, 2019
Staff from financial services organisation Suncorp are reaping the benefits from deploying a social learning platform called Cognita.
Acquisition to boost Janison’s earnings by 70%
March 28, 2019
Janison Education Group Ltd (ASX:JAN) has entered into a binding agreement to acquire LTC Holdco Pty Ltd (LTC), the parent company of Language & Testing Consultants Pty Ltd.
Janison Education wins material contract worth $4.2 million
December 20, 2018
Janison Education Group Ltd (ASX:JAN) has successfully renewed three-year contracts with Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) for an integrated enterprise learning solution.
Janison ranks in top 100 list of Australian Financial Review’s Most Innovative Companies 2018
July 31, 2018
Janison has been named among the top 100 on the Australian Financial Review’s Most Innovative Companies list for 2018.
NAPLAN Online 2018 passes test with flying colours
July 17, 2018
NAPLAN Online has passed an important milestone with flying colours, with online tests being conducted for almost 200,000 students…
Janison’s Replay technology for British Council wins iAward
June 13, 2018
Janison has been named the state winner of the Public Sector & Government category at the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) iAwards…
Coffs Coast company leads the charge to move education tools online
April 6, 2018
Janison is leading the charge to move education tools online. Now, the publicly listed company hopes to use a government boost of $300,000 to attract more bright IT minds to the region.
Jobs boost for Janison
April 5, 2018
Local technology business Janison Solutions has secured NSW Government funding that will enable part of a $949,000 business expansion project which is set to create up to 15 new, highly skilled jobs.
Janison lists on the ASX
December 21, 2017
Janison Education Group (ASX:JAN) (formerly HJB Corporation Limited) re-commences trading today on the ASX following a successful $10 million capital raising underwritten by Bell Potter Securities to fund global growth initiatives.
Coffs Harbour company Janison to be listed on ASX
December 12, 2017
A Coffs Harbour based company is set to be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange next week. The online learning and assessment company, Janison, now employs 120 staff and is enjoying international success.
Why Janison has a bold new look
November 17, 2017
Change is in the air for Janison. If you’ve landed on our new website in recent weeks, or been in touch by email, you’ll have noticed our new look, logos and product names.
Canberra Data Centres chair to take boardroom role in reverse-takeover move
October 27, 2017
Canberra Data Centres chairman, Brett Chenoweth, eyes boardroom role as Microsoft Partner, Janison Solutions, aims for $26 million public listing.
Award-winning Microsoft partner Janison plots reverse takeover to list on ASX
October 27, 2017
Publicly listed investment firm HJB Corporation will acquire 100 percent of Janison's shares for a total consideration of $26 million, comprised of 2.7 billion HJB shares at 0.9 cents each and $1.5 million in cash.
Janison Education Group hires Bell Potter for ASX listing
October 9, 2017
With the increasing focus on Australia's education standards falling behind global peers particularly in maths and science, perhaps this is a share market float with the right timing.
Australia’s Janison launches smarter, more personal enterprise learning platform
November 1, 2016
A cloud-based enterprise learning solution, developed over several years working with organisations such as Westpac and Rio Tinto, has been released today by New South Wales company, Janison.
Westpac signs up staff to Janison’s flexible training platform
October 31, 2016
Coffs Harbour-based software outfit, Janison, is making inroads at the top end of town with its training platform, which Westpac is using train its workforce.