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WA Education Awards 2024 winners announced
Reward and recognition Public school life

11 November 2024

Six outstanding schools from across the state are celebrating today after being named winners in the WA Education Awards 2024.

Re-opened for learning
Public school life

01 August 2025

Comet Bay College officially reopened its newly rebuilt Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) and English blocks, following a fire that severely damaged parts of the school in June 2023.

Inspiring the next generation of space explorers
Events and initiatives Public school life

05 August 2025

Students across Australia are invited to be inspired by space industry professionals during free online excursions being held during National Science Week (9 to 17 August).

Lights, camera, action!
Events and initiatives Public school life

22 July 2025

Dardanup Primary School students donned their filmmaker hats and learnt how to produce, film and edit a short documentary about the town’s history and landmarks. 

Public school students win top education honour
In the news Reward and recognition

18 December 2024

Two outstanding public school graduates — one set on joining the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the other who hopes to pursue studies in mathematics — have been named best in the state after taking home Western Australia’s peak education award.

Waste winners
Reward and recognition

01 October 2024

West Australian public schools have been recognised for creating innovative waste practices and solutions.

06 November 2024

Four public primary schools have been recognised in the WA Education Awards for their commitment to providing students with robust learning opportunities.

11 December 2024

From the mind of an outback Queensland dad, Bluey is Joe Brumm’s third child depicting modern Australian parenting in a way we haven’t seen before.

From coop to catwalk
Reward and recognition

12 August 2025

Vasse Primary School staff and students clucked with excitement as one of their own got to strut her stuff in Australia’s Next Top Chicken.

Play to win
Reward and recognition

04 June 2024

A regional WA school has taken out a national award for the way it engages students in play-based learning.

Singing sensations
Events and initiatives

01 October 2024

Hilton Primary School students have sung loud and proud for the world premiere of a new children’s stage show created by award-winning singer-songwriter Gina Williams AM and guitarist Guy Ghouse.

09 October 2024

Margaret River Senior High School has once again dominated the competition, claiming the Champion School Title for the 19th consecutive year in the 2024 Think Mental Health WA School Surfing Titles. Undefeated since 2006, the school’s surfing legacy continues to shine.

10 September 2025

Joseph Banks Secondary College and Chrissy Marcelli from West Leeming Primary School have claimed their respective categories at the 2025 Australian Education Awards.

15 September 2025

Booragoon Primary School library officer Brooke Donabie has been acknowledged at this year’s Library Board Awards, named the winner of the 2024 F A Sharr Award.

Digging in to bush food learning
Events and initiatives Public school life

15 September 2025

Kambalda West District High School’s Year 3 students rolled up their sleeves and got their hands dirty during a special visit to the Museum of the Goldfields Aboriginal Bush Food and Medicine Garden.

11 November 2025

The ten ambassadors who will represent Western Australian schools for the 2026 Premier’s Anzac Student Tour have been announced.

13 October 2025

More than $100,000 was raised by Western Australian kids, for West Australian kids during the 2025 Premier’s Telethon Challenge.

16 October 2025

Friday bike rides are the highlight of the week at Butler College as education support students and staff embrace the Cycling Without Age program.

Robots at the ready
Events and initiatives Reward and recognition

21 October 2025

Students from two public high schools have excelled when they put their robotic skills to the test in the annual WA Robotics Playoffs (WARP), claiming first and second place.

24 September 2025

The combined voices of almost 4,500 students from 96 public primary schools will fill the Perth High Performance Centre for the Massed Choir Festival for seven nights between 18 to 26 September.

Puppeteers at work
Public school life

01 October 2025

Doubleview Primary School students let their imaginations run wild when making their very own no-sew puppets using nothing more than recycled materials.

03 November 2025

Four public school staff have been acknowledged at this year’s Premier’s Science Awards.

24 November 2025

Midnight cheese toasties and country music singalongs in the early morning hours will spur on a team of Harrisdale Primary School staff members as they tackle an endurance challenge in support of men’s health.

08 December 2025

Western Australia’s next generation of artists have been celebrated at the 2025 Shaun Tan Award for Young Artists.

12 December 2025

Joondalup Education Support Centre has claimed the schools category in the 2025 WasteSorted Awards, which recognises outstanding commitment to sustainability and environmental education.

Shenton shines
Reward and recognition Public school life

22 December 2025

The first cohort of Shenton College students to participate in a life-changing program for their entire secondary schooling have graduated.

Public school students win top education award
In the news Reward and recognition

22 December 2025

An aspiring engineer and a future electrotechnology electrician, both public school graduates, have been awarded WA’s highest education honour.

15 December 2025

Almost 200 Year 6 students from across the Kimberley marked the end of primary school by attending the remarkable 2025 Kimberley Round-Up, at Ardyaloon, or One Arm Point.

19 December 2025

Broome Residential College’s ‘My place, my future’ campaign won the Commissioner for Children and Young People Award for Best Practice in Children’s Consultation at the Public Administration Australia WA’s (IPAA WA) Achievement Awards.

15 September 2025

Gosnells Primary School’s education assistants have been recognised on the national stage in the 2025 Australian Teacher Aide of the Year Awards.

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