Education

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.

A western suburbs school site, Loreto Primary and Convent, has been added to the Western Australian heritage list after the facility closed its doors.

The state government has awarded $25 million worth of contracts for new amenities at two high schools, including sport halls and a performing arts centre.

A nationwide initiative to promote jobs in the aviation sector will be led by the state’s Civil Aviation Academy.

The state and federal governments will collectively spend $70.5 million to establish a clean energy skills centre of excellence in WA, to be run with no fixed address.

Perenti chair Diane Smith-Gander will replace former High Court chief justice Robert French as chancellor at the University of Western Australia.

Curtin University will receive $6.4 million over four years from the Gorgon gas project’s joint venture partners to operate Western Australia’s new GreenTech Hub initiative.

A new set of principles will provide a comprehensive framework for fortifying governance within Australian universities.

State and federal budgets have given WA’s education system a multi-billion-dollar boost.

Wendy Pye says resilience was needed to establish one of the world’s biggest publishing companies in terms of educational resources.

A new study has shed light on what makes Australia’s higher-education sector such a drawcard for international students.

The University of Western Australia will pay back more than $10 million after finding out it has underpaid thousands of its employees since mid-2013.

A tertiary review has recommended a fund be established to ensure the sector’s big-budget needs are met.