Education

Phoenix Academy and Curtin University were among 16 businesses appointed to a $240 million panel contract for teacher development.

The state government has selected local business Crothers Construction to rebuild Hillarys Primary School.

Universal Constructions has bolstered its work in the education sector, having won a $23 million contract to build a new primary school in Mandurah.

DevelopmentWA has approved Edith Cowan University’s city campus proposal, with a contractor to build the $695 million project to be selected in February.

Subiaco-based FIRM Construction has been selected to build a new primary school in Perth’s south, set to open in 2023.

It’s unclear what benefit WA would receive from merging its universities into a single institution.

McCorkell Constructions and Universal Constructions have been selected to build primary schools in Dayton and Landsdale.

The cities of Stirling and Melville have become prime locales for new childcare centres this year, despite residents’ and councillors’ concerns about their impact on amenity and traffic congestion.

Andrew Deeks, a former engineering professor and head of school at the University of Western Australia, has been appointed vice-chancellor of Murdoch University.

PS Structures has secured work on the redevelopment of Carine Senior High School, while Devlyn Construction will build a new classroom block at TAFE’s Roebourne campus.

A degree-level apprenticeship may be just what the doctor ordered for those wanting to pursue university study and gain a head-start in their career.

Plans for an Edith Cowan University CBD campus are set to proceed despite a red flag from Infrastructure Australia, which warned benefits could be overestimated and may not align with the Perth City Deal’s objectives.

The state government and Shell Australia have penned a deal to supply and install boiler training equipment at South Metropolitan TAFE’s Munster facility.

Perth-based skincare company Clean & Pure and education provider Engineering Institute of Technology took out national prizes at the Australian Export Awards last night.

TRCB Architects and EIW Architects have been appointed to design $23 million and $15 million projects at John Curtin College of the Arts and Mount Lawley Senior High School respectively.

More than a third of Australia’s international student cohort is currently living or studying in their country of origin, with more than half of Chinese students stuck abroad.

Perth Modern School principal Lois Joll has been stood down following a review into the school's workplace culture.

Finding the right mix of permanent and casual employees is an ongoing challenge for tertiary institutions.

Research into green energy and local manufacturing is set for a boost with the opening of ECU's new engineering laboratories.

Improving pay for Australia’s early childhood education and childcare workers will be among the sectors’ highest priorities over the next three years, according to an independent, 10-year strategy for building a sustainable workforce for the industry.

Historically, tie-ups of WA’s public universities have stalled but they should be on the table today.

The contract to build a $6 million health and hospitality centre at North Regional TAFE’s Kununurra campus has been awarded to local business Kimberley Green Constructions.

Jane Mulder’s decision to leave behind primary school teaching was not a case of burnout or job dissatisfaction.

FIRM Construction will complete a series of upgrades to senior schools in Ocean Reef and Mandurah, while ADCO Constructions has secured work in South Hedland.

ECU’s business and economics discipline has climbed in new global university rankings, cracking Times Higher Education’s top 250 list of providers for the first time.

More than 10,000 childcare centres across Australia and New Zealand will allow parents to use ‘buy now, pay later’ software to cover fees through a deal struck between Zip Co and Xplor Technologies.

Osborne Park-based Universal Constructions has secured further work on the new Yarralinka Primary School in Southern River.

Australian Potash is opening a new training hub in the Shire of Laverton where it’s also proposing a 30-year sulphate of potash (SOP) operation.

Universities must improve the student experience if virtual learning is to cement its place in higher education.

Students looking to lodge at Curtin's new Exchange precinct will be offered a slew of incentives to live on campus next year, including halved weekly rent.

Jane den Hollander will step in as Murdoch University's interim vice chancellor next month as Romy Lawson assumes her new role with Flinders University.

The union movement and a high-profile not for profit have called for change to address what they say are Australia’s comparative educational weaknesses.