Education

South 32 chief executive Graham Kerr and WA's chief nursing and midwifery officer Robina Redknap took out the top prizes at ECU's distinguished alumni event overnight.

Australian schools are becoming increasingly segregated by socioeconomic factors, according to new research from the Gonski Institute at the University of New South Wales.

A third of uni students were unhappy with their overall experience of tertiary education last year, a national survey has found.

Parents need to ensure their kids aren’t overburdened with extracurricular activities.

Universities and states will be forced to meet stringent conditions before the Morrison government considers plans to allow the return of international students.

Funding for capital works, mental health services and hygienic upkeep are among the top priorities for Catholic Education Western Australia ahead of the state election.

Murdoch University has informed staff that vice chancellor Eeva Leinonen will step down later this year to become president of Maynooth University in Ireland.

Several former defence ministers, including Stephen Smith, Kim Beazley and David Johnston, have lined up to serve as board members of UWA’s newly minted defence and security institute.

A new tertiary education model has the potential to change education across the globe.

Universal Constructions and Crothers Construction have won at least $180 million in school development contracts since the McGowan government came to power.

WA’s mining boom may have had the unintended consequence of reducing the state’s knowledge-based skillset, according to new research from the Committee for Perth.

A blend of multiple intelligences will make the difference between us having good lives and great ones.

Schools in marginal electorates, such as Darling Range, Mount Lawley and Scarborough, will receive $110 million in upgrades if Labor is re-elected in March.

Schools in Perth are set to resume after last week's lockdown, with masks to be mandatory for secondary students.

Architects have been major beneficiaries of the state government’s COVID-19 stimulus, with a host of firms securing contracts to redesign public schools in recent months.

An increase in many tertiary course fees is rekindling discussion over the comparative value of on-the-job learning and uni education.

Universities shed tens of thousands of jobs and lost close to $2 billion this past year as travel restrictions and funding changes dampened the sector’s bottom line.

WA Labor is promising thousands of new places at the state’s TAFEs if re-elected while the Liberal Party WA has focused attention on Perth’s northern suburbs.

Peter Tinley has warned against a decline in Asian language education, weeks after Murdoch University reversed a decision to axe its Indonesian major.

Could methods and approaches behind management consultancy provide skills for struggling principals and teachers?

This generation is expected to not only be the longest-living cohort but also the wealthiest and the most technology infused.

Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has promised $200 million in apprenticeship incentives.

Stronger relationships between WA's small businesses and universities will help students finding employment in a post-COVID-19 economy, according to Murdoch University vice-chancellor Eeva Leinonen.

The pandemic has increased the usual tensions of year 12, and that’s before leavers settle on a tertiary course and institution.

A new $250 million tutoring package in Victoria could offer lessons for Western Australia, according to The Grattan Institute fellow Julie Sonnemann.

The debate over the use of mobile phones in WA schools continues, 12 months after a ban was introduced.

Could fully funding every primary school in Australia fix inequities in the education system?

Twelve research projects led by Curtin University will share in $4.5 million in grants from the federal government.

Managing school curricula is an ongoing challenge.

Edith Cowan University has opened expressions of interest for a lead architect and lead designer to work on its recently announced campus relocation.

New modelling from the National Foundation for Australian Women has found boosting spending on childcare could add supply to the labour market, with the majority of that coming from more women entering the workforce.

Christou Design Group has secured work on two early childhood facilities worth $5 million, while Oldfield Knott Architects and DWA Architects have also won state government contracts.