High school students will be required to meet minimum literacy and numeracy standards in order to graduate, under reforms to the state's education system announced by the Barnett government today.
Education services provider Navitas has executed an agreement with a New Zealand university to set up an international college at the latter’s Christchurch campus.
A University of Western Australia research team has been awarded this year’s WA Innovator of the Year award, for its development of a gene technology that greatly improves the quality of life of peopl
The University of Western Australia has again received the lion’s share of research funding allocated to WA universities by the Australian Research Council, claiming the seventh-highest allocation o
Chief Justice Wayne Martin has been appointed as the inaugural chair of Curtin University's new law school, which will offer four-year Bachelor of Laws degrees beginning next year.
NEALE Fong has returned to health management in a major way, making it clear that his appointment to run the Peel Health Campus was not a stop-gap fix after recent turmoil.
Curtin University’s Graduate School of Business is continuing to scale up the ranks of institutions with the best Master of Business Administration programme.
Schools supplier Campion Education has agreed to purchase the stock of one-time market leader Wooldridges, bringing to an end any hopes of reviving the Wooldridges business and delivering a return to
After a three year term in the chancellor's role at Curtin University Jim Gill is set to be replaced by Chevron Australia executive Colin Beckett at the end of the year.
Doric Contractors has been named as the preferred contractor for the $118 million construction of the new Busselton hospital, adding to its recent spate of contract wins.
The University of Western Australia has been ranked among the world’s top 100 institutions of higher learning, joining four other Australian universities on the list.
WESTERN Australia’s aged care sector is facing major challenges in servicing the ageing population, with high construction costs forcing bed supply to fall below forecast demand and a reduction in fed
Unsecured creditors of school supply business Wooldridges, which collapsed last week with $50 million in debt, are likely to receive less than 10 cents in the dollar.
Global education provider Navitas says it is expecting a better performance in financial year 2013 after suffering a drop in profit in FY2012 in challenging market conditions.
School supplies company Campion Education is looking to capitalise on the collapse of its main competitor Wooldridges by opening new stores in Perth and hiring staff that have been made redundant.
The state government has committed $20 million in Royalties for Regions funding to support the redevelopment of student accommodation at Agricola College in Kalgoorlie.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has signed a $3 million partnership with the University of Western Australia aimed at increasing supply of graduates for the mining industry.
