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31 May 2024

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

12 June 2024

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

27 June 2024

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

08 July 2024

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.

16 July 2024

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.

05 July 2024

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

24 July 2024

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

25 July 2024

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.

30 July 2024

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.

31 July 2024

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

06 August 2024

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

21 March 2024

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

13 August 2024

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

15 August 2024

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).

21 August 2024

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.

06 March 2024

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.

27 February 2024

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.

22 March 2024

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.

25 March 2024

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.

25 March 2024

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

26 March 2024

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

14 December 2023

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

28 November 2023

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

24 October 2023

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

26 October 2023

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.

01 November 2023

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

08 November 2023

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

08 November 2023

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

13 November 2023

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

15 November 2023

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. 

17 November 2023

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

19 December 2023

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

21 December 2023

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

21 December 2023

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.

22 December 2023

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

03 January 2024

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

11 January 2024

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

16 January 2024

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.

18 January 2024

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

19 January 2024

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.

05 September 2022

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!

16 March 2023

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.

30 March 2023

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.

04 April 2023

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

17 March 2023

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.

27 March 2023

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

20 September 2022

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

14 October 2022

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.

24 October 2022

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

09 November 2022

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