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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.

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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.

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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.