The falling dollar is attracting foreign students and bolstering fees at WA's universities, but it's not clear whether this will restore their once-fat surpluses.
Independent schools across the state are benefiting from the experience some of Perth's most prominent business leaders have brought to their boards, providing greater diversity and structure to the decision-making process.
The state's public universities are bracing for a likely fall in revenue next year, with the number of eligible domestic school leavers set to fall as a result of a change to the school starting age a decade ago.
Western Australia's public universities have continued to grow through a difficult period for the higher education sector, which was hit first by the GFC and then by adverse federal government immi
WHEN Celebrate WA announced Western Australia's Citizen of Year awards for 2009 two weekends ago the presence of the University of Western Australia would not have escaped the attention of many.
STAFF costs at Western Australia's public universities have risen significantly as the institutions seek to deal with rising students numbers and improve their reputations at home and overseas.
Curtin University's council and Murdoch University's senate have been forced to defer meetings scheduled for this week to make an official decision on their merger because of delays with a merger feasibility report.
