Geraldton college to stop taking boarders
Nagle Catholic College in Geraldton, Western Australia, will close its boarding facilities within three years.
View ArticleTraining levy no barrier to forming govt: Grylls
The WA Nationals' leader Brendon Grylls says he is unfazed after the Premier shot down his plan to force mining companies to pay an industry training levy.
View ArticleHow to stay safe when the life guards are gone
With Surf Life Saving Club patrols due to wrap up for the season soon, here are some tips on what do when the red and yellow flags aren't there.
View ArticleFears regional WA hundreds of GPs short
Curtin University's head of medicine says Western Australia is hundreds of GPs short in regional areas, compared to the rest of the country.
View ArticleStudent teachers get regional exposure
The principal of a primary school in Kalgoorlie-Boulder says intern and student teachers are more likely to take up rural positions if they are given more exposure to country life.
View ArticleFears country high schools not ready for year 7 influx
The Regional Chambers of Commerce and Industries WA says many country schools are unprepared for the increase in student numbers when year sevens enter high schools.
View ArticleYear sevens on track to join Goldfields high schools in 2015
The move to shift year sevens from primary school to high school in 2015, bringing WA in line with the rest of the states, is underway in the Goldfields.
View ArticleSchool knife incident triggers police warning
Kalgoorlie-Boulder police are warning students to be alert, after an incident on Tuesday morning where a schoolgirl was approached by a boy allegedly carrying a knife.
View ArticleEndless opportunities for citizen science on WA's coast
Opportunities for citizen science, a standout theme of the WA State Coastal conference, are growing with the prominence of smart phones and the internet.
View ArticleEsperance students flex their mind muscle
Esperance students will head to Canberra next month to compete in the national final of the Tournament of the Minds having won in Perth over the weekend.
View ArticleThousands of teachers, principals and support staff walk off the job to...
Thousands of education staff are returning to schools after attending a stop work rally in Perth this morning.
View ArticleTeachers take to the streets to oppose education cuts
Thousands of teachers, parents and students rallied across regional Western Australia yesterday, protesting against the State Government's cuts to education.
View ArticleTeachers' union to continue campaign against budget cuts
The State School Teachers Union campaign against education budget cuts is set to resume as the school term commences this week.
View ArticleWhy homeschooling works for us
Dorothy Henderson became a passionate home educator after teaching her children during a year long trip around Australia. When the trip ended, homeschooling didn't.
View ArticleThe WA Government has begun rolling out its election promise of health staff...
The State Government has started rolling out an election promise to put more than 150 health staff in state schools.
View ArticleGoldfields school thefts amount to $7K
Goldfields police say the value of stolen goods from a primary school has been estimated at $7,000.
View ArticleHave apprentices been the hardest hit during the current downturn?
Anecdotally, apprentices are always the first to go when a business is forced to downsize, but that may not be the case in the Goldfields-Esperance region.
View ArticleAboriginal teaching assistants hit in budget cuts appeal to the Education...
Aboriginal teaching assistants whose jobs have been axed, have appealed directly to the Education Minister for their jobs to be reinstated.
View ArticleClimate change extinction fears aired for WA south coast
University of Western Australia (UWA) researchers have warned of the potential for "very large extinction rates" among marine life unique to southern WA due to climate change.
View ArticleIs strike action still relevant?
Long drawn-out strikes are things of the past, today's strikes must be skilfully used, carefully timed and cause few disruptions according to Curtin University Emeritus Professor David Black.
View ArticleTeachers' strike closes Goldfields' schools
Eight schools will be closed because of industrial action in Western Australia's Goldfields today after the Education Department authorised two more to shut their doors.
View ArticleApprentice hairdresser hopes to be cut above the rest at skills comp
A third-year apprentice hairdresser from Kalgoorlie-Boulder has been selected to represent Western Australia at the world skills competition later this year.
View ArticleProspectors urged to carry locator beacons after safety guidelines review
Prospectors are being urged to carry safety locators in WA after the suspected death of a man in the Goldfields and a series of high-cost searches.
View ArticleBoarding school upgrades tipped to help year seven-high school transition
The Education Minister says improved facilities at three regional boarding schools will help to ensure they can meet an expected growth in demand when year sevens transition to high school.
View ArticleAcademics echo calls for closer research ties between universities and mine...
Western Australian academics are supporting calls from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences for universities and the mining industry to work closely together to set research agendas.
View ArticleRemote Goldfields' school works to improve low attendance rates
The Department of Education says it may take a while until attendance rates significantly improve at some schools in WA's Goldfields.
View ArticleICPA hopes uni scholarships offered to country students
The Isolated Children's Parents' Association (ICPA) is hoping some planned Commonwealth scholarships will be set aside for country students.
View ArticleScience more than "just physics and chemistry" for Esperance students
Two students from Esperance have flouted traditional school holiday activities by attending an Indigenous Science Camp in Perth.
View ArticleWongutha CAPS celebrates 60 years
Wongutha Christian Parent-directed School opened in the 1950s as a mission training farm aimed at educating young Aboriginal men in agricultural work.
View ArticleVacancies for Aboriginal education assistants mean kids missing out: WA...
The Western Australian Opposition says it is outraged that dozens of Aboriginal teaching assistant jobs remain vacant a year after more than 100 of the positions were cut.
View ArticleUnion warns of regional fallout from TAFE budget cuts
The State School Teachers Union of Western Australia says students in regional WA are at a disadvantage because of cuts made to the TAFE budget.
View ArticleYou've got to make the most of life - This is My Story: Reverend Doug Murray
Making the most of life - Doug Murray's Story
View ArticleEarly learning scheme to expand across regional WA with hopes of better...
A federal MP says the expansion of an early learning program will help reduce educational disparity for Indigenous families in regional Western Australia.
View ArticleRegional WA students to get RAC road safety lessons as part of Country Week
A road safety campaign to run alongside Country Week will be targeting teenagers on the verge of getting their drivers licences.
View ArticleCondingup Primary School administration building set on fire as vandals leave...
A community east of Esperance, in southern Western Australia, is in shock after its only primary school was vandalised and extensively damaged in a deliberately lit fire.
View ArticleFire-hit Condingup Primary School reopens to staff with students set to...
A school on Western Australia's south-east coast that sustained hundreds-of-thousands of dollars damage during a deliberately lit fire is reopening to staff today.
View ArticleCollaborative approach to Esperance drug culture
Esperance drug support groups and networks have gathered this week to launch a new plan to combat alcohol and other drug issues in the town.
View ArticleSchools of the Air funding cut plans would further disadvantage children,...
Parents in remote Western Australia say forecast funding cuts to an education service for isolated children will further disadvantage their children.
View ArticleEsperance students prove they are the smartest in Australia and beyond
Esperance students have established their reputation as being some of the smartest in Australia after a successful campaign at the Tournament of the Minds championships in Sydney.
View ArticleFirst day back for Scaddan Primary School after catastrophic Esperance Bushfires
Principal Diana Frewen says students and parents in the fire-hit community north of Esperance are happy to be back.
View ArticleTAFE cuts consultation questioned as MP Darren West airs fears over impact on...
Labor Member for the Agricultural Region Darren West says the impact of TAFE cuts will devastate staff and students in regional Western Australia.
View ArticleFuture of WA cattle industry gathers to learn the ropes
There is so much more to school holidays than screens and smartphones for some of the younger members of WA's beef and cattle industry.
View ArticleEndangered dibblers released on Esperance island as part of conservation program
A group of endangered carnivorous marsupials is released on an island near Esperance in an effort to expand a small population established last year.
View ArticleStudents at Scaddan's lucky primary school well drilled ahead of tough WA...
After Scaddan Primary School emerged unscathed from fires that nearly destroyed the town, its Principal says students and teachers are well prepared for this bushfire season.
View ArticleCurtin University vows to consult with agricultural industry before Muresk...
Curtin University is set to teach agribusiness at its Northam-based Muresk campus in WA for first time since 2012.
View ArticleFocus on language and culture key to remote school's success
Using Aboriginal language and culture as the central point of their curriculum, Wiluna Remote Community School are finalists in the WA Education Awards for their work in Indigenous education, a...
View ArticleRegional Aboriginal education staff to be cut in WA department restructure
The WA Education Department will abolish all but one Aboriginal education role from its regional offices as part of a broader restructure, leaving a single position based in the Kimberley.
View ArticleChild pricked by syringe in playground where 32 needles discovered faces...
An eight-year-old will undergo blood tests including screening for HIV after being pricked by a needle in a playground where 32 syringes were dumped.
View ArticleMartu students fly 1,500km to boarding school for valuable vocational education
A remote community in Western Australia equips students for the future through an independent teaching program at home, and by sending senior students to a boarding school 1,500km away for vocational...
View ArticleMake-up classes held for teenage girls as they feel pressure of social media,...
Make-up course organiser Larissa Jones says parents can't ignore the pressure their children feel to wear make-up and it is better to coach them and let them talk about their insecurities.
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