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Education in WA
Education in WA

Before school Play based learning

Child and parent centres

KindiLink

Connecting playgroup and school

Programs for parents

Resources for families

Choose a school Primary and secondary schools

Senior colleges

Education support schools, centres and programs

Language development centres

Deaf education schools, centres and programs

Distance education

Agricultural education

Home education

Non-government schools

Enrol at a Western Australian school Enrol at a public school

Enrol at a public school
✖ Endorsed programs for students with disability

Enrol as an international student

Western Australian Curriculum

Alternatives to full-time schooling

Residential colleges

Events and campaigns Upcoming events

Premier's Anzac Student Tour

Premier's Anzac Student Tour
✖ 2027 Premier's Anzac Student Tour 2026 Premier's Anzac Student Tour 2025 Premier's Anzac Student Tour Previous tours Teaching resources

WA Education Awards

WA Education Awards
✖ Award categories Terms and conditions Past winners

Premier's Reading Challenge

Premier's Telethon Challenge

Minister's Innovation Challenge

Education Minister's Running Challenge
Learning and support
Learning and support

At school Starting school

Back to school

School hours

Term dates

Term dates
✖ Past term dates

Attendance

Attendance
✖ Absent from school Things you can do Support from your school

Connect and respect

Mobile phones

Homework and study

Uniforms

Excursions and camps

Scholarships

Financial support

Financial support
✖ Secondary Assistance Scheme Boarding Away from Home Allowance Country Week assistance program

Learning programs Languages

Languages
✖ Aboriginal languages

STEM

STEM
✖ What is STEM? STEM in early childhood STEM in public schools Choosing STEM pathways STEM in the WA Curriculum

Gifted and Talented

Gifted and Talented
✖ Programs and opportunities Applications, testing and results Key dates and applicant guidelines Forms and workshop information Gifted and Talented alumni

Approved Specialist Programs

Instrumental music

Instrumental music
✖ Student selection and commitment Music program Instruments and equipment Events and key dates

Pathways and opportunities Career development

Career development
✖ Career conversations Start a conversation WACE Making choices for Years 11 and 12 Pathways to university VET Apprenticeships and traineeships Engaging in the world of work Aboriginal School-Based Training program

Pathway planning

Student health and wellbeing Progressing through school

Student health care

Healthy living

Mental health

Bullying

Violence

Violence
✖ Community against violence Parents against violence Students against violence

Drug education

Road safety

Cyber safety

Countering violent extremism

External support services

School psychology services

Assessment and reporting Australian Early Development Census (AEDC)

Australian Early Development Census (AEDC)
✖ AEDC resources for families and communities AEDC resources for leaders and educators

On-entry assessment

NAPLAN

Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA)

Phonics Initiative

Children with special educational needs Service providers in schools

Swimming lessons VacSwim

VacSwim
✖ Programs and locations Stages and awards Enrol in VacSwim Manage your enrolment

Interm swimming

Swimming and water safety careers

COVID-19
Work with us
Work with us

Live, teach and work in WA Teach and work in regional WA

Teach and work in regional WA
✖ Remote Teaching Service Housing and transport assistance Teacher Flying Squad Attraction and retention incentive for remote and regional schools

Teacher salaries

Benefits, incentives and allowances

Benefits, incentives and allowances
✖ Incentives and allowances Recognition of teaching experience and qualifications

Wellbeing and support for staff

Wellbeing and support for staff
✖ Diversity and inclusion

Explore WA

Explore WA
✖ Perth Metropolitan Goldfields Pilbara South West Kimberley Wheatbelt Midwest

Teach with us Teacher qualifications and registration

Pathways to teaching

Pathways to teaching
✖ High school graduates Alternative pathways into teaching Aboriginal pathways to teaching Teaching scholarships Change your career

Teaching jobs in high demand

Teaching roles and specialisations

Career progression

Career progression
✖ Leap program

Return to teaching

Current jobs Prepare your application

Apply for a teaching job

Employment eligibility

Employment eligibility
✖ Working with Children Check Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check

Awards and agreements

Careers with us Pre-service teachers

Pre-service teachers
✖ Pre-service teaching opportunities Professional experiences

Graduate teachers

Graduate teachers
✖ Advanced graduate program for teaching graduates Explore job opportunities Graduate Teacher Induction Program

Casual, relief and part-time teaching

School psychologists

School psychologists
✖ Become a school psychologist Psychology professional experience placements Funding for psychology placements School psychologist salaries and benefits Apply for a school psychologist role Find out if school psychology is for you School psychology career events

Specialist, corporate and support staff

Specialist, corporate and support staff
✖ Education and classroom support Office and school operations School grounds and services Agricultural careers Residential college careers Corporate support roles

Corporate careers for graduates

Corporate careers for graduates
✖ Graduate Program

Swimming and water safety careers

Swimming and water safety careers
✖ Free instructor qualifications for students Pay rates Register to work Apply for swimming jobs Swimming instructor resources

Overseas qualified teachers

Teachers from interstate

Career events

Our contractors and suppliers Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation Sector Strengthening Grant Program
Our organisation
Our organisation

About us Our people

Our people
✖ Our values and code of conduct Aboriginal Advisory Body

Policies

Royal Commission

Review of the School Education Act 1999 (WA)

Priorities and initiatives

Priorities and initiatives
✖ Kimberley Schools Project Culturally responsive schools School chaplaincy program Caring for Country together Schools Clean Energy Technology Fund Preschool funding agreement Regional Education Strategy Better and Fairer Schools Agreement Quality Teaching Strategy Connected Community School trial Full-time Kindergarten pilot

School data and performance

School data and performance
✖ NAPLAN public school performance reports Non-government student census

Annual reports

Annual reports
✖ Outcome based management framework

Reports

Freedom of information

Public schools Strategic directions

Strategic directions
✖ Artwork

Funding public schools

Building our schools

Building our schools
✖ School site planning Bob Hawke College East Perth Primary School (planning name) Highgate Primary School expansion Wellard Village Primary School environmental information

Independent public schools

School councils and boards

WA Student Council

Supporting School Canteens program guidelines

Connecting schools and communities Community use of school facilities

Community consultations on schooling

Community consultations on schooling
✖ Community consultation in the Clarkson, Kinross and Mindarie area Community consultation outcomes for the Cannington and Maddington area

Conduct research with the Department of Education

Non-government school registration Standards and other requirements

Establish a new school

Renew a school registration

Change a school registration

Ongoing obligations

Registration limitations

Review of decisions

Registration as a training organisation

Concerns about non-government schools

International school registration

Community based course registration

Non-government school funding Low interest loan scheme

Per capita grants

Special education funding

Media and news

Contact Suggestions and compliments

Complaints

Complaints
✖ Understand the complaints process

School Watch

Social media rules of engagement

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We acknowledge and respect the Traditional Custodians of the lands, seas, skies and waterways where we are privileged to live and work.

We acknowledge Elders past and present, who generously share their knowledge and wisdom and continue to nurture Country, share culture and strengthen communities. We acknowledge the strengths and cultural identities that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students bring to their classrooms and strive to build a culturally responsive system that supports them as they walk in the footsteps of their ancestors. We acknowledge and value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people we connect with and commit to building a brighter future together, enriched by their oral histories, stories, lived experiences and living cultures.

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Education in WA

Before school
Choose a school
Enrol at a Western Australian school
Western Australian Curriculum
Alternatives to full-time schooling
Residential colleges
Events and campaigns

Learning and support

At school
Learning programs
Pathways and opportunities
Student health and wellbeing
Assessment and reporting
Children with special educational needs
Swimming lessons
COVID-19

Work with us

Live, teach and work in WA
Teach with us
Return to teaching
Current jobs
Careers with us
Overseas qualified teachers
Teachers from interstate
Career events
Our contractors and suppliers

Our organisation

About us
Public schools
Connecting schools and communities
Conduct research with the Department of Education
Non-government school registration
Non-government school funding
Media and news
Contact

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