Education

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.

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

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.

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.

A western suburbs primary school will close its doors at the end of 2023, just months after celebrating 125 years.

Western Australia’s international education industry is poised for a much-needed boost thanks to the state government’s $10 million agent incentive scheme.

The Morrison government’s Job Ready Graduates package of reforms reduced student tuition fees in fields expected to produce the most job growth, while increasing fees for courses seen as less vital to the economy.

Staff at a West Australian university have become embroiled in an unusual industrial dispute over the right to not answer phone calls or emails.

Donna Faragher is hoping common sense prevails as parliament delves into the complexities of the state’s child development services.

Always on the lookout for plagiarism in students’ work, universities also must contend with a barrage of online cheating services.

Rate My Professors will do little to improve teaching and learning.

A new state school-based innovation program is part of a plan to focus more teaching on future-facing skills.

Escalating financial management problems have done little to dint a broad recovery in the state’s university sector.

Despite strong support for mask wearing at schools, few seem interested in it becoming a legal requirement.

For most of us, passion comes a distant second to practicality when it comes to the weekly grind.

Murdoch has improved its standing in a major global university ranking with UWA narrowly retaining a spot in the list's top 100.