WA Education Awards

Category sponsor – Excellence in disability and inclusion

CaptionConnect is a cloud-based captioning and translation platform designed to make communication more accessible and inclusive. Using real-time speech-to-text technology, CaptionConnect converts spoken content into live captions and can translate speech into more than 100 languages and dialects. Its technology supports a wide range of environments, including education, events, workplaces and community settings, helping people who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as those who benefit from visual or translated access to spoken information. In schools, CaptionConnect can support greater participation, understanding and access to learning by helping ensure more students can engage with classroom content, assemblies, events and other learning experiences.

Category sponsor – Excellence in wellbeing and learning

Kinetic IT is the Department's prime technology partner, supporting Western Australia's public education system with ICT that keeps students, educators and school communities connected. As one of the nation's largest privately owned technology services providers, we deliver secure, sovereign technology services across government, defence and critical industry sectors, backed by more than 25 years of experience and a people-first approach to every customer partnership. With more than 1,450 people across Australia, we help our customers navigate complex challenges and turn technology into outcomes that matter: stronger services, more resilient systems, and better experiences for the communities they serve. Our support for Western Australian schools reflects that same purpose: using technology to open up opportunity for the next generation.

Category sponsor – Excellence in teaching and learning (primary)

Edith Cowan University (ECU) is named after one of Australia’s most inspiring women, Edith Cowan, whose ideas helped create a better way of life for others, including access to education. The School of Education has a long history of transforming lives through education and producing exceptional educators since 1902. As the number one provider of teaching graduates to public schools in WA, ECU offers students breadth of choice, flexibility and unique opportunities. Our strong reputation for producing quality graduates is underpinned by professional experience partnerships with more than 800 schools and early childhood centres across WA, connecting future teachers with diverse communities and real-world learning environments.

Category sponsor – Excellence in teaching and learning (secondary)

A trusted technology partner you can always rely on. This has always been the case from as early as delivering the very first typewriters in Australia in 1876, to opening Stott and Hoare in 1915, to becoming a leading IT solutions and technology provider over 100 years later. Stott Hoare strives to remain as a reliable technology partner, simplifying technology solutions for organisations, solving problems, and marshalling resources to get the job done, even when things seem impossible.

Category sponsor – Excellence in school leadership

The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. It is part of Seven West Media, the leading, listed national multiplatform media business based in Australia.

Event sponsor

Programmed is a leading provider of facility management, maintenance, staffing and care services. Programmed employs over 30,000 people every year across a broad range of industries and partner with more than 10,000 customers, small and large. Programmed works in partnership with many of Australia and New Zealand's leading businesses across major industries including mining and resources, oil and gas, government and defence, education, aviation, health, infrastructure, manufacturing, transport and logistics. Programmed provides the people, knowledge, expertise and support to help our customers and communities grow and succeed.

Event sponsor

Maxxia is the Department of Education WA's trusted salary packaging and employee benefits provider, specialising in salary packaging and novated leasing solutions. For more than 30 years, we have helped employees maximise their take-home pay, improve financial wellbeing, and access benefits that support their everyday lives.