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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 Women of Achievement Award.

04 March 2026

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

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.

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.

22 April 2026

A quantum physicist and Busselton Senior High School alumnus is packing his bags for a leading international university after winning one of Australia’s most prestigious scholarships.

18 May 2023

Volunteers like Val Tilbrook and Jacqui Archdale embody the spirit of our school communities.

05 May 2026

Treeby Primary School Year 5 student, Nate, is knocking it out of the park, literally, on the tee-ball diamond.

01 May 2026

Students at Mindarie Primary School are geared up to better the almost $20,000 they raised for last year’s Premier’s Telethon Challenge.

03 June 2025

Hundreds of students from the Follow the Dream program converged on Kings Park during Reconciliation Week to honour nine Aboriginal Anzac fallen soldiers in a heartfelt ceremony.

22 May 2026

As part of National Volunteer Week (18 to 24 May), P&C Day (22 May) is an opportunity to recognise the incredible contributions volunteers make in our schools and wider community.

18 May 2026

Several WA public school students have featured on the winners' list at the prestigious 2026 Lester Prize Youth Awards.

14 May 2026

Melville Senior High School Student, Brayden Rochford, has always dreamed of becoming an airline pilot. Now, with the Minister’s Aviation Scholarship in hand, he is one step closer to achieving that goal.

16 March 2026

For John Curtin College of the Arts Year 11 student Amy Newton-Norris, the 2026 Premier’s Anzac Student Tour will be an opportunity to connect with Australia’s wartime history and honour her family’s legacy of service.

04 June 2026

Three Year 10 students from Kent Street Senior High School have already completed a solo aircraft flight, at an age when most teenagers are still waiting to get behind the wheel of a car.

09 June 2026

Lively Lunch Gigs at Kelmscott Senior High School are getting rave reviews from student performers and audience members.

17 June 2026

What began as a conversation between sustainability leaders at Belmont City College and Cloverdale Primary School has grown into a community-led effort to restore biodiversity along the shared accessway connecting the two schools.

16 June 2026

Connolly Primary School is helping students stay healthy and ready to learn through a partnership with Kinross Pharmacy, bringing convenient healthcare closer to its school community.

02 July 2026

A celebration of musical talent filled the Cyril Tyler Auditorium at Perth Modern School as 430 public school students came together for the Opus 2026 performance.