Education

Exal Group is seeking a two-year extension to start building its Waterford student accommodation after the collapse of FIRM Construction and costs escalation.

Former director general of the Department of Planning Lands and Heritage Gail McGowan will be appointed Murdoch University’s new chancellor and the first woman in the role.

The Department of Finance has asked WA Police to investigate Firm Construction, while the company’s administrators say Firm may have misrepresented its financial position.

The introduction of artificial intelligence has disrupted the WA education sector, with some in the industry intending to adapt, not fight.

Taken too far and without the engagement of all voices, wokeness might end up preventing much hoped-for inclusiveness.

University mergers could be back on the table in WA as another state takes firm steps towards amalgamating two of its biggest institutions.

Navitas will secure an interest in several colleges offering university pathways to international students across Australia and New Zealand from UK-based Study Group.

University mergers could be on the table as an independent review of the state’s higher education system is set to canvass prospective changes to the sector’s structure.

A proposal by Santa Maria College to build a $25 million performing arts centre at its Attadale campus was approved unanimously at a meeting this morning.

While unlikely to replace human writing altogether, AI will no doubt bring changes to tertiary studies.

Ross Waring has been named as director of a $200 million Curtin University-led hub which aims to develop commercial products and services from its research on critical minerals.

The state government and Catholic Education WA will be targeting student growth in Perth’s western suburbs.

First-in-family university students face extra challenges.

New research has found Perth is home to some of Australia’s most expensive private schools, as well as some of the country’s cheapest independent and public options.

Accor has been selected to operate a 66-room hotel within the University of Western Australia, with the revenue to be invested in the Forrest Research Foundation.

A federal review of the tertiary sector is slated to begin this year.

A private girls' school is proposing to build a new performing arts facility at its Attadale campus, including a 650-seat auditorium.

Crothers Construction has secured a $26 million contract to work on a proposed school development for 770 students.

A fresh model adopted by a London university offers food for thought for Australian universities recovering from the impacts of the pandemic.

Councillors appear to be having more favourable outcomes through the Joint Development Assessment Panel process.

Former University of Western Australia researcher Bruce Gray has failed in his ongoing bid against law firm Lavan, the latest in an almost two decade-long legal dispute.

The gap year does not deserve its poor reputation.

Osborne Park-based EMCO Building has been selected to build new educational facilities as part of a $47.9 million redevelopment of the Balga TAFE campus.

The state government is taking over Firm Construction’s five remaining public works contracts after the builder went into administration last week.

A western suburbs boys’ school is set for a $29 million upgrade of its performing arts space after a development assessment panel approved a proposal to build four-storey facility on campus.

One of Australia’s biggest charities is offering a straightforward solution to the climate crisis.

Firm Construction has fallen into administration, with director Mark O'Gorman saying the business had been doing everything it could to overcome financial challenges.

McCorkell Constructions has been picked to finish Firm Construction's job at Wellard Village Primary School.

A new modular building has been flagged for Shenton College, in a bid to cater for the growing population of students in the western suburbs.

Parents of Loreto Nedlands students have demanded a swathe of documents amid a probe into the sudden decision to close the school.

Strikes, or the threat of them, may prove a potent force for change at some universities.

The global education business has offered a positive outlook, underscoring its resilience after being battered by the pandemic.