Education

Fewer international student enrolments means universities will need to find new funding sources.

OPINION: VC salaries are part of wider conversation about shifting expectations from students and staff about universities’ role in society.

The state government has announced a $58 million investment in fee-free TAFE courses, in a bid to add more workers to the construction industry.

Six years after the Pilbara Kimberley University Centres was established, the hub-and-spoke education provider has grown to the far reaches of the north-west.

Malcolm Steinberg’s philanthropic Malka Foundation extends the boundaries of enterprising education.

The state government has awarded PS Structures a $55 million contract for work on the second stage of a high school development.

Geraldton-based Crothers Construction has won a $30 million contract for work on Ashdale Secondary College in Darch.

The Bali-based head of DG Events says he’s a realist when it comes to long-term survival.

Parkerville Children and Youth Care will restore its heritage cottages to house high-schoolers.

OPINION: Scapegoating international students distracts from addressing the root causes of national housing challenges.

A research fellow has described the federal government’s Job-ready Graduates package as the worst policy since the introduction of the cane toad, at the launch of an economics report.

The upcoming federal election would need to re-engage young Australians with a growing distrust of political institutions amid cost-of-living pressures, a report shows.

A new research facility at Curtin University is aiming to change how the oil and gas sector deals with corrosion.

Public and private schools in WA have embraced AI tools under multiple trials.

Questions are being raised as to whether high remuneration for vice-chancellors delivers value to universities and their communities.

A growing archive preserving First Nations history, which has been progressing for more than a decade, has made great strides.

OPINION: The cohort faces many challenges in Australia and has reported a range of concerns over inclusivity, isolation and safety.

A community initiative to empower young people in Roebourne will take an exhibition tour around the country this year.

The ability to access resources and staff continues to divide rural and city schools in Western Australia, a panel of educational specialists discussed.

OPINION: Research partnerships with industry can be valuable but can skew outcomes, lack transparency and erode independence.

Both WA Labor and the Liberal Party WA have promised to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into the education system, if successful in the state election in March.

A north-west university hub will set up shop in Kununurra by mid-2025 under a federal government program to improve access to tertiary education in regional Australia.

Universal Constructions has won a multi-million-dollar contract to build a specialist educational facility at Wanneroo Secondary College.

The higher learning institutions have a medium to high-risk dependency on international students’ fees, an audit reveals.

The path from university to successful employment is one that requires a collective training effort.

The state government says forward works for the $165 million primary school will start this week, as EIW Architects and ARM Architecture are appointed to design the project.

A private school north-east of Perth will build an $8 million boarding house on site, after receiving a panel’s approval.

A development assessment panel has unanimously backed a $15 million art and technology block plan at a private school south of Perth.

Universities’ $750 million spend on consultancies and professional services last year has raised questions.

Moerlina School is known for the alternative classroom model it has operated for half a century.

The Western Australian Planning Commission has approved a $30 million student accommodation project in Crawley, in the final meeting for chair David Caddy.

The federal government will subside three days of childcare per week for families earning up to $530,000, under an election commitment unveiled today.