Education

The Queens Gardens car park is one step closer to become the site for an East Perth primary school after legislation introduced to unlock the land passed parliament today.

Aquinas College will be the latest private school to undergo a multi-million-dollar upgrade, proposing an arts precinct, hockey building, tennis courts and a university facility.

Western Australian universities have slipped or remain stagnant in their positions on the Times Higher Education's World Universities Rankings 2025.

OPINION: Rather than encouraging access to Australia’s study-abroad program, proposed changes may alienate some potential applicants.

A wage increase for workers in the early education sector has been flagged, but not all educators are confident of the government promise.

A WA nursing school has welcomed its first set of graduates and is gearing up to expand its student pool.

The number of apprentices completing their four-year training last year has fallen, a national research body found.

Diane Smith-Gander will join an elite cohort from next year.

OPINION: Universities must be agile in providing for the critical skills of an evolving workforce.

A $21.3 million training centre, for students to learn electric vehicle maintenance, has opened at North Metropolitan TAFE Joondalup campus.

Several ECU council members have resigned over what is believed to be a dispute about chancellor selection, with Denise Goldsworthy recently exiting the role.

Edtech company Qoria grew revenue by 21 per cent in FY24 to achieve its first ever positive earnings before tax, interest, depreciation and amortisation.

OPINION: WA is worried about cuts in a sector that contributes billions of dollars to the state’s economy.

The federal government has proposed to cap international student enrolments in the country to 270,000, including individual limits for each institution.

Education in six WA regions is set to improve under a plan to help guide schools in remote areas of the state.

OPINION: New vice-chancellors must take a careful and considered approach to balance progress and tradition.

The state government is set to repeal the act standing in the way of developing a long-stalled primary school in East Perth on contested land owned by the City of Perth.

The use of artificial intelligence will be rolled out across eight schools in WA as part of a new pilot program to reduce administration workloads for teachers.

Curtin University has launched a unique Australian sovereign cloud service, in partnership with CyberCX, to provide a secure platform to host research.

OPINION: Adapting to the nuances of an academic environment is something many leaders new to the sector struggle with.

Indigenous scientists are pushing for Aboriginal students to pursue STEM, focused on pathways to higher education.

Perth-founded edtech company Qoria has posted strong growth in its quarterly financials, including a record $10 million growth in revenue from its K12 segment.

Singapore-based developer Centurion has flagged a Western Australian entry, earmarking a Crawley site for a $30 million student accommodation project.

Significant steps have been taken to make WA a more attractive location for international students.

OPINION: The benefits of experience obtained outside a university degree are gaining favour in a tight employment market.

The state government has awarded more than $10 million worth of contracts to upgrade transportable classrooms across Western Australian schools.

Prominent Indigenous advocate Kado Muir hopes the launch of a new technology company will be a catalyst for an outback Goldfields town to become a digital jobs hub.

The Mamutjitji Story app represents opportunities to combine Indigenous cultural knowledge and technology.

Edith Cowan University has appointed Clare Pollock as its new vice-chancellor and president, to replace Steve Chapman.

A proposed cap on international student numbers has sparked confusion for education providers.

Maylands-based MPA Skills Trade Training has joined not-for-profit employment and skills provider IntoWork Group, marking the company’s exit from voluntary administration.

Critics of the federal plan say it will have wider implications than its stated objective to free-up housing stocks.