Education

UPDATED: Professor Michael Quinlan AO, who was a well-known physician and one of the founders of the University of Notre Dame Australia, has passed away after a brief illness.

EMCO Building has secured the main construction works on the state government's $21 million Kiara College redevelopment project.

TAFE facilities across WA are set to receive more than $8 million as part of a joint funding initiative by the state and federal governments.

The World Health Organisation has updated its guidance on the use of masks, advising all children above the age of 12 to wear face coverings where appropriate.

Armstrong Parkin Architects has been appointed to design South Metropolitan TAFE's new multi-storey Armadale campus, which will provide industry relevant training and revitalise the local area.

Universities hammered by coronavirus border closures will be thrown a lifeline in next week's federal budget.

Curtin University has launched a campaign to create a permanent home for a collection of rare artworks created by Aboriginal children of Australia's Stolen Generations.

Opinion is divided over a collective, problem-solving approach to poor behaviour in schools.

Edith Cowan University has confirmed it will relocate to Perth's CBD by 2025.

Amid growing national unemployment, shorter courses that provide students with so-called ‘micro credentials' may help younger workers find employment over the coming decade.

The pandemic has cut through university bureaucracies, but sector leaders have stressed border openings are key for Australia to maintain its competitiveness in education.

30 schools in regional Western Australia will have solar panels installed in a $5 million program, the state government will announce today.

Some parents overlook the importance of their children developing coping skills and resilience.

With the federal government withdrawing its relief for the childcare sector, a new report argues increasing funding could bolster Australia's economic recovery.

Mergers can bring universities back from the brink.

Murdoch University has signalled it will cut staff ahead of 2021, one day after Curtin University confirmed it was considering widespread redundancies.

Approximately nine in ten graduates from WA's universities are in full-time employment three years after finishing their studies, according to new, federally-funded survey data.

University arts students have been told to "mix and match" subjects as the federal education minister tries to double their fees.

Adolescent lying may be a normal phase of growing up, but it nevertheless requires careful management by parents and educators.

Four schools and a TAFE in the Pilbara have received $93.5 million in state government funding today, including in Roebourne and Karratha.

Giving students the opportunity to use their problem-solving skills in real world settings has been the foundation of All Saints' College's initiative ‘The Agency', which allows students to undertake work opportunities within the school.

It's time to rethink how we motivate students to achieve, and whether current strategies are doing more harm than good.

TAFE education injects $92 billion to Australia's economy each year, according to a report that calls for a major increase in funding to the sector.

Western Australia's public schools have been hit hard by the growth in funding for non-government schools during the past decade, according to a new report.

Choosing the right school for your child is among a parent's most important jobs.

Thousands of university staff jobs could have been saved if the government had not cut the sector out of JobKeeper wage subsidies.

The state government is spending $167.4 million in upgrades to TAFE colleges around Western Australia, while also announcing reforms to skills, training and workforce development.

The University of Western Australia's new vice-chancellor plans to shift the institution's focus.

Scott Millar did not have a lot of experience or credentials at the age of 14 when, spurred on by a school project, he started selling trinkets and jewellery at his local markets.

Western Australian universities are facing the prospect of diminishing returns as fee overhauls and fewer international students weigh on the sector's growth prospects.

Boards are increasingly playing a more meaningful part in influencing the culture at their schools.

The state government will provide up to $6,000 in financial support to employers that take on an apprentice or trainee previously displaced due to COVID-19.