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17 December 2025

From ballet studios to engineering labs and even the glamorous Academy Awards stage, Western Australia’s Gifted and Talented alumni are achieving their career goals after beginning their journey in...

18 February 2026

Students at Exmouth District High School can now master a macchiato and learn to pour a perfect flat white following an expansive upgrade of the home economics area.

Kindy milestone
In the news Public school life

03 February 2026

A special cohort of students at five public schools has marked a double milestone this week, starting school for the very first time as part of the new full-time Kindergarten pilot.

13 October 2025

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

03 November 2025

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

11 February 2026

Students at Duncraig Senior High School are now enjoying their new science and English blocks.

From science lab to Women of Achievement finalist
Events and initiatives Reward and recognition

19 February 2026

Championing curiosity, confidence and opportunity in STEM, Laboratory Technician Jane Alexander from Joseph Banks Secondary College has been recognised with a nomination for the Department’s 2026...

Winner paves way for inclusion
Events and initiatives Reward and recognition

04 March 2026

Patricia Levitzke-Gray, from Shenton College Deaf Education Centre, has won the 2026 Director General’s Women of Achievement Award.

A new chapter begins
Events and initiatives

24 March 2026

Young readers are being called on to again turn the pages for the Premier’s Reading Challenge, which kicks off for 2026 today.

30 March 2026

The mussels of Mandurah are acting as the ‘canaries in the coal mine’ for local waterways through an innovative project involving John Tonkin College students.

Future first aiders at Yandeyarra
News item Public school life

01 April 2026

Eight students from Yandeyarra Remote Community School have taken their knowledge of safety to another level after completing their First Aid Certificate.

14 April 2026

Work has started on a new inner-city primary school in East Perth after recent development approval of the plans by Development WA.

11 November 2025

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

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

24 August 2026

Atwell College was recently crowned Special Education School of the Year at the 2026 Australian Education Awards.

25 August 2026

Students and staff members from John Forrest Secondary College raised more than $11,000 for the Leukaemia Foundation in the school’s first World’s Greatest Shave event.

26 August 2026

Students recently received a taste of the hospitality industry while helping feed hundreds of eventgoers at the annual Dust Up sporting carnival in WA’s central desert.

A story for all seasons
Reward and recognition Public school life

02 September 2026

A new bilingual book, My Walk Through the Seasons on Ngaanyatjarra Country, has taken students from a remote central desert all the way to the Sydney Opera House.

07 September 2026

A charming animation created by Warwick Senior High School student Zariah Hart has won the school-aged category at the 2026 WAnimate 3|Thirty Awards.

11 September 2026

Jurien Bay District High School teacher Danielle Ryder is being recognised for making a difference both in the classroom and on the frontline, taking out the inaugural WA Fire and Emergency...

15 September 2026

Two WA teachers have been recognised for their innovation and dedication at this year’s national Schools Plus Teaching Awards.

16 September 2026

Public school students are again being invited to enter their creative space patch designs in the Mission to Mars Patch Design Competition for 2027 – 2028, with some additional help being offered...

Perth Wildcats call for Kiara College standout
In the news Reward and recognition

23 July 2026

Just weeks after claiming their first School Sport WA Secondary Champion Schools basketball title, the Kiara College community is celebrating again, with Year 12 student Marley Sam signing his...

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