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There are many benefits for children attending school community playgroups.

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.

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.

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

Schools seeking registration to deliver education services to international student visa holders.

Use the job search feature to find a job that suits you. Search by keyword, the job title or location of the job.

Information about loaning and purchasing an instrument for your child.

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.

These steps outline the process for your child to take part in a Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Entrance program.

Find out if your child is eligible to apply for a Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Entrance Academic program scholarship.

The council or board of a public school works with the school community to achieve the best outcomes for students.

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

Are you a passionate educator ready to make a real impact in the lives of students? Consider bringing your expertise to Western Australia's vibrant public education system.

Join us and shape the future of young people and their communities across WA.

More than 650 school psychologists work in public schools and other settings across Western Australia. They help students by supporting their wellbeing, learning, and school experience.

Find out about lodging a Gifted and Talented application online.

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

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.

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.

Our Aboriginal Advisory Body will help us create a culturally-responsive education system to support the wellbeing, engagement and achievement of Aboriginal students in public schools.

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

As the largest employer in the state, we offer endless opportunities for teachers.

On 4 December 2023, the Minister for Education, Hon Dr Tony Buti MLA announced a review of the School Education Act 1999 (WA) to identify opportunities to strengthen access and inclusion for students with disability.

Non-government schools have a requirement to submit student census data each semester.

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

Information about the accessibility of the Department's website.

Access extra benefits by teaching in one of our regional schools as an advanced graduate.

Student ambassadors represent their school, community and the state on the Premier's Anzac Student Tour.

Western Australian-led resource development for early childhood education and care.

Find out what you need to work as a school psychologist in WA schools.

Our Leap into School Psychology program provides an easy way to ‘try on the job’ to see if school psychology is right for you.

The 29th Western Australian Schools’ Jazz Festival is run in conjunction with the Australian Jazz Education Association.

Find out where our current vacancies are listed and how you can apply for them. Join one of our live chats or information sessions to ask questions about particular roles or about working in one of our remote schools.

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.

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

Get free support, information and parenting tips to give your child the best start in life.

A school-based swimming program for children from Pre-primary to Year 7.

Parent information evenings for the 2027 intake are now complete.

Our purpose is clear: to enable every student to achieve their potential by supporting all of our people that make this possible.

Join us for Ed Talks WA, a podcast series from the Department of Education WA. It features inspiring and thought-provoking guests with surprising stories and conversations that focus on the world of education.

Key dates, applicant guidelines and information to support you through the application, testing and placement processes.

As a school psychologist in public education, you can make a difference in the lives of children and young people, helping them reach their full potential. If you are an experienced psychologist unfamiliar with working in schools, we will support you in learning our context.

If you’re a qualified teacher, find out about how you can return to teaching at a Western Australian public school.

Key program dates and details of our annual music festivals.

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.

The Minister's Innovation Challenge promotes design thinking and innovation learning to Year 8 public school students.

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

Whether you’re in front of a class of kids or providing support from one of our offices, keeping physically and mentally healthy is just as important for our staff as it is for our students.

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

Our Corporate Executive and senior staff are leaders in education strategy, planning and innovation.

We have a strict ‘No screen, no start’ policy.

We are committed to all students achieving their best and being lifelong learners who contribute actively to their communities and to society.

Joining your school community, as a parent or a student, signals an exciting and significant milestone for your child.

STEM is an approach to learning and development that integrates the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Stories from Western Australian schools and early learning centres about the Australian Early Development Census.

Schools can play a supportive role in helping to protect young people from extremist influences.

A non-government school may be registered with the Training Accreditation Council.

Students at Beverley District High School have embarked on a project to preserve and pass on their town’s history for future generations.

Mosman Park Primary School has been selected as one of three schools in Australia to be named a finalist for the Narragunnawali Awards.

A Perth secondary school is a step closer to establishing a space academy to inspire and educate the next generation of astronauts.

Secondary schools in the Pilbara are connecting students with local employers through speed recruitment events.

Two WA public school students have been awarded the State’s peak education awards for their outstanding Year 12 performances.

World Teachers’ Day was held across Australia on Friday 29 October to celebrate the fantastic difference teachers make to the lives of young people every day.

A Perth science teacher has been invited to Switzerland where he will work with scientists, engineers and other physics teachers from across the globe to learn about innovative physics concepts to bring back to students.

Schools across Western Australia commemorated National Reconciliation Week to learn about Aboriginal histories, cultures and achievements.

Two Perth schools have collaborated for an exhibition featuring captivating art made from waste to raise awareness about the environment and consumer habits.

Manea Senior College students are tackling textile waste by hosting a free market where their peers swap clothing and accessories.

Each fortnight we take a look at the news and compile a summary of some of the exciting stories about our schools, staff and students.

Leanne Potter retires after spending more than four decades as a teacher shaping deaf education across Western Australia.

Pemberton District High School students spent their annual Community Week volunteering and helping out the community.

Top Year 12 students represented WA in the Geography’s Big Week Out.

Students at Busselton Senior High School learn different trade skills at their ‘Try a Trade’ day.

Rangeway Primary School opens its new yarning circle, a welcoming place for students and community members.

Five women leading the way in education have been recognised as part of International Women’s Day celebrations for their outstanding contribution and leadership in the classroom and beyond.

Each fortnight we take a look at the news and compile a summary of some of the exciting stories about our schools, staff and students.

Thank you teachers for their amazing work shaping our kids’ lives.

Students get a head start in biomedical science by creating recyclable prosthetics.

Celebrating Anzac heroes using augmented reality.

Lois Little, Newton Moore Senior High School

Jonathan Petch, Wattle Grove Primary School

The Student Mobile Phones in Public Schools policy took effect from the start of Term 1, 2020.

Schools are a public resource, and community use of school facilities is encouraged.

Students at a remote Kimberley school helped spread the message about environmental sustainability in their community with a spectacular large-scale puppet production.

We’d all like violence to stop. You can help by using your voice.

Perth high school students have traded tech tips for life advice with local retirement village residents as part of a new program designed to offer meaningful intergenerational connection.

Resources for journalists on topics, facts and figures of interest.

A team of educators have written a Yawuru children’s picture book to help preserve language and culture for generations to come.

Western Australia’s highest performing Aboriginal public school graduates from 2022 – one who hopes to become a software engineer, the other a physical education teacher – have each been awarded a prestigious Rob Riley Memorial Prize.

Public school students across the state are testing their skills in design, engineering, fitness and teamwork as part of an innovative competition.

Designed for secondary students to successfully meet the minimum standard of literacy and numeracy.

A baker who has whipped up sweet treats for the royals at Buckingham Palace has featured as a guest judge at the Coastal Lakes College student bake off challenge.

Skills your child may need to be considered to apply for our Gifted and Talented Selective programs.

An innovative program is allowing our schools to share knowledge and boost technology skills in remote parts of the state.

Country Week has proven to be a catalyst for renewed school spirit in some communities this year.

Meet Dewey Dex, an alien new to Earth, who is on an intergalactic quest to read every book on our planet.

Kim Moore’s exceptional dedication and invaluable contributions to the school community, over the past 19 years, has been officially recognised.

A group of Bunbury students have traded the Southwest for the Northwest as part of an On-Country learning expedition.

Southwest students have learnt wellbeing strategies and important life lessons from new four-legged friends as part of an interactive horse program.

Violence is a community issue and we all want it to stop.

The population of an endangered cockatoo species endemic to Western Australia is growing thanks to a project spearheaded by a young conservationist at Shenton College.

While most 16-year-olds work towards a licence to get behind the wheel of a car, one Perth Modern School student is spending his weekends with his eyes to the skies.

Contact details for the school chaplaincy program

Broome schools joined forces as part of an epic community performance celebrating the shorebirds of Roebuck Bay.

Sheoak Grove Primary School students deepened their connection with culture and the land after producing their own version of the Australian National Anthem.

Remember the names Siena Rebelo and Sophie Lilah.

It was a serious case of football fever at the recent Safety Bay Senior High School Women's World Cup Aspiration Day.

Children with exceptional academic ability have the opportunity to engage in an intellectually stimulating learning environment.

Members of the 2023 WA Student Council have come together to help tackle one of the biggest issues among their peers.

A Perth geography teacher passionate about educating students on the environment and climate change has taken out a top geography award.

A play-and-learn initiative for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who are not old enough to enrol in school.

It’s been a huge year for women’s soccer in Australia, but for Ruby Cuthbert, it shapes as the start of something even bigger.

Information about our Department's privacy policy.

Liana Brkich is reconsidering her future career options after being named one of the state’s young geographers of the year.

Three West Australian teachers have been recognised nationally for their innovation and unwavering commitment to their students’ education.

Aboriginal children make up more than 60 per cent of the Kimberley’s school population and many of them face significant challenges to complete their education.

Your child’s teacher, principal and other school staff can help you support your child’s attendance.

Attending school every day enables your child to get the most from their education and create a bright future.

“Staying in school set me up for a good life.”

"I definitely suggest staying in school as long as you can."

What to consider when purchasing a new or second-hand clarinet.

Two West Australian schools have been acclaimed nationally among top-performing schools across Australia.

South Coogee Primary School has been rewarded for its commitment to land care and dedication to ensuring a whole school approach to sustainability.

A generous program that provides essential school supplies to students in need has been recognised by a global body.

An Aboriginal educator in the Pilbara who inspires young Indigenous students through health and fitness was named a finalist in the 2024 National NAIDOC Week Awards.

Non-government school registration standards have been revised, taking effect from 1 January 2020.

The Education Minister’s Running Challenge started this week and Simon Reid, Principal of Coolbinia Primary School, is already well placed to lead his school into it.

Our School of Isolated and Distance Education and Schools of the Air provide the same level of education as children learning in a traditional classroom setting.

Ashburton Drive Primary School staff are fostering an appreciation in its students for the local wetlands.

Girrawheen Senior High School students recently swapped pens and pencils for pirouettes and sautés.

West Australian schools have been recognised for their innovative approaches to teaching Albert Einstein’s famous theories in a modern way to inspire young minds.

As West Aussie Hannah Green prepares to tee off for Australia at the Olympic Games, the next star from Como Secondary College’s Golf Academy is emerging.

Students from East Kalgoorlie Primary School have showcased their filmmaking talents in a unique project set in the rugged bushland of the Goldfields.

Three vocational students have been named finalists in this year’s WA Training Awards.

A South West teacher’s practical approach to sustainability education has been showcased around the world by the United Nations.

Rostrata Primary School students have donned their lab coats for their annual two-week science festival.

Belridge Secondary College Year 9 and 10 students put their minds and engineering skills to the test in the inaugural state final of the Horizon Hydrogen Grand Prix (H2GP).

Time is running out to view the 2024 Young Originals exhibition, which showcases the incredible talent of emerging artists in Western Australia's public schools.

Regulation, review and funding of non-government schools.

What to consider when purchasing a new or second-hand classical guitar.

The Phonics Initiative will strengthen the quality of teaching and learning in classrooms and further support student learning.

Throughout her career in education, Sue Cuneo has been a strong leader and has kept up to date with contemporary trends and issues associated with her position.

For more than 20 years, Dr Antoinette Morris has coordinated an alternative education program that caters to students for whom mainstream schooling is not a good fit.

We’re building a new two-storey modular classroom block at Highgate Primary School to meet growing enrolment demands.

Holly Peach, Year 9, looks to have a bright future in the sport of fencing, having claimed the 2023 WA State Champion in epee fencing in both the Under 13, and Under 15 divisions.

Two public school teachers from regional areas have recently been awarded scholarships that will allow them to expand the amazing work they are doing in the STEM field.

Students and staff at a Perth primary school dressed up as superheroes for Hero Hunter Day in memory of their friend and classmate.

A Perth primary school has raised thousands of dollars to support the World’s Greatest Shave.

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.

A Wheatbelt school has opened a bush tucker garden which features more than 40 native edible plants.

Four public schools have been acknowledged in the WA Education Awards for their approach to culturally responsiveness.

What to do if you see or hear suspicious behaviour at or near a school.

An Anzac Terrace Primary School trio have placed second in a national competition for their video game design skills.

Find guides to purchasing new or second-hand instruments.

A school Containers for Change program that prepares students with a disability for the workplace has taken out an award for its efforts in the fight against landfill.

Students from Shenton College Deaf Education Centre have grouped together to help save injured and rescued wildlife.

Students from Karratha Senior High School were given a unique opportunity to help researchers unearth fossils in the Pilbara.  

A Perth chemistry teacher’s precision and accuracy in the science lab has led him to take out a national competition.

Girrawheen Senior High School students have claims to knowing more about solar-powered cars than their West Australian peers.

Lockridge Primary School was one of the schools whose talented students recently participated in an arts program to help create an art installation for ‘EverNow’s’ Boorna Waanginy: The Trees Speak at Kings Park. 

Two sets of siblings have won top prizes for the 2023 Premier’s Reading Challenge, showing off their passion for reading.

Southwest students have taken part in a festive intergenerational arts and crafts project with a local social club.

A Great Southern graduate is celebrating after taking out the title of Western Australia’s best all-rounder.

Five graduates of the Aboriginal Languages Teacher Training program will head to schools across the state to inspire the next generation to learn their local Aboriginal language.

Two Perth schools have put on a stunning multi-sensory art display that explores the connection to the Swan River.

An app developed by a team of Year 8 students from Bob Hawke College took out the Minister’s Innovation Challenge 2023.

This year, 22,930 kids are expected to start Kindergarten in public schools across Western Australia.

The world-of-work is changing, and this is an exciting time for young people with many opportunities for career development.

While most teachers are setting up new classrooms ahead of the 2024 school year, 100 international teachers are setting up new lives in Western Australia.

A graduate from WA’s only selective arts college is starring in one of Australia’s most popular TV shows.

As the final date for submitting applications for the Bob Hawke Aboriginal Teacher Scholarship nears, the most recent recipients have provided some insight into what is motivating their career paths.

Leeming Senior High School celebrated the end of “Active August” with its annual “Straight Six” event. No doubt the cheers could be heard across Perth’s southern suburbs!

Mitchell Mackay, John Curtin College of the Arts

Niquolei Lyons, Harrisdale Primary School

The School Improvement and Accountability Policy and this framework address the same three fundamental accountability questions: What are we seeking to achieve? How well are we doing? How can we improve?

Alcohol and other drug use can be complex and the issues and consequences that surround it can be confusing. It is important to know where to seek help.

Years after graduating secondary school, Wongatha woman Candice Matthews has gone on to become a coordinator for the very same program that inspired her to stay focused on education and reach her goals.

The Premier’s Anzac Student Tour travelled intrastate from 9 to 19 November 2022.

Aboriginal students from across the state donned chef hats and tasted what it’s like to work in a professional kitchen as part of an innovative program.

Joondalup Education Support Centre

Anika Brown, Halls Creek District High School

Inspired to keep his native language alive, Aboriginal language teacher graduate Gavin Smith has taken matters into his own hands.

A Perth Modern School student has crafted a portrait of Western Australia’s oldest man who graduated from the same school himself 90 years ago.

Our schools marked Harmony Week in spectacular fashion as students came together across the state to celebrate cultural diversity in their communities.

Aspiring game developers at Southern River College in Gosnells have won a top award for their new game called Cyber Shock.

Three Indigenous educators studying to become teachers at Curtin University have attended a conference in Canada to share their thoughts and experiences in the Indigenous education space.

A Dianella Secondary College student won a WA Youth Award for her support and dedication to the local community.

Waroona District High School students now have a new way to travel across campus after building an autonomous tour guide kart.

Apprenticeships and traineeships are learning pathways that combine paid on-the-job training and formal study with a Registered Training Organisation.

A Pilbara high school has launched a new space club to inspire students to enter careers in astronomy and rocketry.

A Geraldton primary school is among those highlighted in a prestigious award celebrating excellence in public service.

Professional learning modules

This online Professional Learning Module (PLM) is designed to support teachers as they enrich STEM teaching and learning in their classroom.

This online Professional Learning Module (PLM) is designed to support teachers as they enrich STEM teaching and learning in their classroom.

This online Professional Learning Module (PLM) is designed to support teachers as they enrich STEM teaching and learning in their classroom.

This online Professional Learning Module (PLM) is designed to support teachers as they enrich STEM teaching and learning in their classroom.

This online Professional Learning Module (PLM) is designed to support teachers as they enrich STEM teaching and learning in their classroom.

This online Professional Learning Module (PLM) is designed to support teachers as they enrich STEM teaching and learning in their classroom.

This online Professional Learning Module (PLM) is designed to support teachers as they enrich STEM teaching and learning in their classroom.