Plans have been unveiled for a $15 million expansion of a private school in Perth’s northern suburbs.
Liam Murphy
An exclusive look at Parkerville Grove School, WA’s first therapeutic first, education second campus for students exposed to complex trauma.
Bethany Hiatt
Australia’s education ministers are considering whether to ditch computer-based NAPLAN writing tests and revert to hand-written assessments.
Concerned parents at one of Perth’s top public schools fear a proposed $800,000 upgrade will not substantially improve student safety.
Laura Pond
Public school teachers have taken their fight for better pay and conditions to Melbourne's streets, compounding an election-year headache for Labor.
Nick Wilson and Allanah Sciberras
Parents across Australia are being forewarned that students’ results from national writing tests may have been affected by technical disruptions which marred the first day of testing earlier this year.
Care provider Camp Australia has been hit with an $82,000 fine after an autistic seven-year-old boy escaped a Perth primary school and wandered across multiple busy roads.
Charlton Hart
Another five primary schools will join the Cook Government’s trial of full time kindy, doubling the number of school’s offering the service in the State.
Oliver Lane
Australia’s lobby group for private schools is launching a campaign targeting Federal electorates to highlight the growing shift towards independent schooling and argue against any cuts to government funding.
A Perth cyber-safety expert says education remains the key to halting an alarming rise in boys and young men being blackmailed by criminals who coerce them into sharing intimate sexual images.
A call to create a permanent home for WA’s Jewish history has emerged as part of the contentious ECU redevelopment.
Sophie Gannon
The farm manager of a Wheatbelt agricultural school snagged a prestigious Statewide young achiever gong for his passionate and innovative work in the industry, hoping to inspire others to turn to country life.
Melissa Sheil
Teachers at hundreds of public schools across one state will go on strike as protracted pay negotiations remain at an impasse.
Nick Wilson
New nurses are set to begin their healthcare careers after graduating from the South Regional TAFE campus in Albany with a Diploma of Nursing.
Amy Towers
The extraordinary cost of on campus accommodation at one Perth university has been laid bare, showing students need a full-time wage to live in some facilities onsite.
Kim Macdonald
A popular day care provider with dozens of centres across one state has been suspended for a "litany of compliance issues" of risk to the safety of children.
Samantha Lock
The Cook Government has opened the door to negotiate with teachers asking for a 15 per cent pay rise.
Bethany Hiatt and Oliver Lane
An after school care service operated by one of Australia’s largest providers has been shuttered after several children were left unsupervised on an excursion to Perth Zoo during a busy holiday period.
Hannah Cross
Buried asbestos at Hyden Primary School has resurfaced in the playground, sparking safety concerns from parents who say years of temporary fixes have failed to solve the problem.
WA’s teachers’ union is chasing a 15 per cent increase to wages and allowances over two years.
A teacher who slammed laptop lids down on the fingers of three Year 7 students after one disrupted his class with a loud remark has been disqualified from teaching for a year.
There are a few services that taxpayers expect will be provided for their families. To know that our kids can get a good education should not be underestimated.
Principals say too many West Australian public students are being taught in outdated schools with deteriorating buildings, inadequate ventilation and ageing toilets.
