Education

Western Australia's public universities have much to celebrate in Quacquarelli Symonds' latest subject rankings, with UWA notching up dozens of entries as a top-50 subject provider.

An MBA doesn’t come with any guarantees, but those who complete one see plenty of career upside.

Apprentices are among tonight’s big-budget winners, with $2.8 billion earmarked to assist their rates of participation, completion and eventual recruitment.

COVID-19 protocols in WA schools will be eased next month as almost 9,000 positive cases of the virus were reported overnight.

The state’s public universities have posted more than $400 million of surpluses between them in 2021, thanks largely to rising investment portfolios and short term government support.

Daglish-based Oldfield Knott Architects has been chosen to design the new $26 million primary school in Hammond Park, set to open in two years' time.

WA’s objections to the draft national curriculum speak to political priorities beyond the history wars.

WA’s largest university is well placed to benefit from a federal commercialisation program.

WA’s principals’ federation is the latest union to hit out at the state government’s public sector wages policy.

Employer satisfaction with university graduates is at a record high, a recent survey has found.

Air circulation in classrooms is emerging as a wildcard issue ahead of the upcoming federal election.

Political correctness has no doubt been beneficial for society, but universities can help ensure common sense isn’t thrown out the window.

Enrolled international students can return to Western Australia from this week, the state government said overnight, after deeming the cohort low risk.

Subiaco business FIRM Construction has been selected by the state government to redevelop Kalamunda Senior High School.

WA’s teachers and policymakers could learn from industrial negotiations between their counterparts in NSW.

A new defence pact with the US and UK will create opportunities for businesses in training, technology, and subsea industry, Austal chief executive Paddy Gregg says.

Anonymous online student surveys are delivering some unwelcome responses.

Crothers Construction has been selected to upgrade a high school in Willetton, while MACA is building a series of bridges in the South West.

International students returning to Perth will be allowed to enter the state under strict conditions this week, but the rules for new recruits aren’t yet clear.

Fees across WA’s private schools have grown at the second-lowest rate of any jurisdiction in Australia this year, with schools in Perth’s north-eastern suburbs notching the smallest increases.

Dozens of new public schools will be built across Perth in the coming years, with the state government having approved millions of dollars’ worth of developments and refurbishments.

Jay Weatherill has demanded the federal government provide Australia's early learning sector with free RATs and income support following today's National Cabinet meeting.

A new education lobby group aims to highlight the views of those who sit outside the university management arena.

Phoenix Academy and Curtin University were among 16 businesses appointed to a $240 million panel contract for teacher development.

The state government has selected local business Crothers Construction to rebuild Hillarys Primary School.

Universal Constructions has bolstered its work in the education sector, having won a $23 million contract to build a new primary school in Mandurah.

DevelopmentWA has approved Edith Cowan University’s city campus proposal, with a contractor to build the $695 million project to be selected in February.

Subiaco-based FIRM Construction has been selected to build a new primary school in Perth’s south, set to open in 2023.

It’s unclear what benefit WA would receive from merging its universities into a single institution.

McCorkell Constructions and Universal Constructions have been selected to build primary schools in Dayton and Landsdale.

The cities of Stirling and Melville have become prime locales for new childcare centres this year, despite residents’ and councillors’ concerns about their impact on amenity and traffic congestion.

Andrew Deeks, a former engineering professor and head of school at the University of Western Australia, has been appointed vice-chancellor of Murdoch University.