As part of the 2017-18 State Budget, Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery today announced more than $90 million would be spent over the next four years to return the delivery of several qualifications to Western Australia, upgrade vital training infrastructure and improve training affordability through the TAFE fees freeze. In
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Nearly 300 Townsville school students are taking a behind-the-scenes look at research of the Great Barrier Reef when they visit the Australian Institute of Marine Science this week. AIMS Science Day is a two-day event where students are gaining insights into 500-year-old coral from the Institute’s coral cores archive, and get up close
Read MoreThese school holidays children can ‘go wild’ becoming immersed in our world’s wonderful wildlife in a fun-filled holiday program at the Australian National Maritime Museum inspired by the much-loved exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year from London’s Natural History Museum. Spring school holiday activities at the National Maritime Museum These school holidays
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The National Archives of Australia and the Australian Historical Association (AHA) have awarded two new research scholarships to support continued exploration of Australian archival records. The latest winners of the twice-yearly joint scholarship are PhD candidates Miranda Francis from La Trobe University in Melbourne and Holly Taylor from the University of
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Curtin University yesterday launched its new Dubai campus in the United Arab Emirates. Curtin is currently recruiting students and staff for the campus, with some foundation programs to commence later this year ahead of degree programs launching in 2018. The campus will initially offer business, media, project management, education, and information technology
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Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, congratulated Prince Alfred College’s ‘Team Triton’ for being chosen to represent Australia at the SUBS in Schools Technology Challenge in London to be launched next month. As participants in Australia’s SUBS in Schools Technology Challenge, Team Triton, designed, manufactured and navigated a remotely-operated under water
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Master planning is well underway for the flagship new Inner City College to be built in Subiaco. A lead architect, Bateman T&Z Architects Joint Venture, has been appointed to produce a high-quality design for the school to match the modern education needs of today's secondary students with spaces that inspire learning. The
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The McGowan Government's funding commitment, as part of the State Budget, ensures Western Australian schools are well equipped to give their students the support they need. The 2017-18 State Budget includes significant investment in school infrastructure, with $465 million towards building new primary schools and a secondary college, performing arts centres
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Funding of $119 million to boost teaching support, over the next four years, has been secured as part of the 2017-18 State Budget. The WA Government will place an additional 120 teachers in public school classrooms to support student learning. Of the additional 120 teaching staff, 72 full-time equivalent teachers will be
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Western Australia's popular and evidence-based early literacy program, Better Beginnings, has been awarded a prestigious 'Best Practice Honoree' in the 2017 Library of Congress Literacy Awards. The State has delivered the Better Beginnings program since 2004, providing more than 550,000 families State-wide with developmentally appropriate books and resources and access to
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