The Education Minister Liz Constable says the scrapping of senior year...
The Education Minister Liz Constable says the scrapping of senior year courses at district high schools is not about cost cutting
View ArticleUnion claims cost cutting as senior years cut
The State School Teachers Union suspects a plan to cut years 11 and 12 from 21 WA district high schools is part of a Government cost cutting exercise.
View ArticleDistrict high school classes cut
The Western Australian Government will cut year 11 and 12 courses from 21 district high schools.
View ArticleStripping senior years has negative impact
A parliamentary committee says the State Government needs to immediately reinstate funding, for year eleven and twelve courses, at a number of district high schools across the state.
View ArticleA focus on education in Kojonup
A small town in the Great Southern celebrates the role played by regional schools in this country as the major political parties put forward their respective education policies this election campaign.
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 ArticleSchool age changes affects regional WA
Starting in 2015, Year 7 will become the first year of high school for Western Australian kids, a change brought about by the state government to bring WA in line with the eastern states.
View ArticleSchool fee charges for children of 457 visa holders not finalised, WA Govt says
Labor says it is "staggering" the West Australia Government still has not finalised details of its plan to charge a fee to some foreign workers whose children attend public schools, just months before...
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 ArticleWA state schools use debt collectors to chase fees as a 'last resort',...
WA state schools are using debt collectors as 'a last resort' to chase parents for outstanding fees, the Education Department head admits.
View ArticleWA school fee exceptions revealed for 457 visa holders
Around 750 families on 457 visas will be exempt from a $4,000 fee to send a child to a West Australian public school.
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Our debating team is putting regional students on the agenda
View ArticleYouth put 'Hands Up' to take ownership of their own education. Apply for a...
Young people need to put their hands up and take ownership of their education.
View ArticleForeign workers in WA seek assistance to pay $4,000 public school fee
Foreign workers in WA apply for hardship assistance to cover the cost of sending their kids to public schools, after the Government introduced a $4,000 fee.
View ArticleState of Tomorrow: technology brings more tertiary education within reach in...
University offshoots in both Bunbury and Albany are a significant investment in the regions according to their campus managers.
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.
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