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The first schools started to appear during the 1830s throughout the state, in the form of one-teacher schools. The oldest government-sponsored education institution in Western Australia, Guildford Colonial School (now Guildford Primary School), was founded at the Swan River Colony in 1833, and consisted of several premises in the townsite before a purpose built school was constructed in 1870. [4]
Department of Education WA sub-agenices and branches Sub-agency or branch name Responsible for School Curriculum and Standards Authority: Western Australian curriculum development and supporting resources, setting standards of student achievement for Pre Primary to Year 12, setting and marking Year 12 ATAR course examinations, administering standardised testing such as NAPLAN and OLNA (Online ...
The State School Teachers Union of W.A. (Inc.) (SSTUWA) is an Australian trade union. It represents teachers working in the Western Australian state school system, [1] which includes public schools and TAFE institutes, [2] and is affiliated with the federal Australian Education Union. [3] The union has been in continuous existence since 1898 ...
The department is responsible for the growth of the Western Australian workforce through attraction and retention strategies, career development services and vocational and education training. [ 1 ] The department was one of the few that remained mostly unaffected by the 2017 restructuring of the Western Australian Government departments, which ...
[9] [dubious – discuss] In Australia and NZ, the number of academics at Level E is approximately 10 percent of the total number of academic staff. [10] This rank is only given to those who have demonstrated outstanding competence and academic leadership in research, teaching, and service as well as achieving international recognition of their ...
In Western Australia, selective secondary education (officially named Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) [133]) is operated by the Western Australian Department of Education through the Gifted and Talented Selective Entrance Programs for Year 7, and subject to limited placement availability for year-levels upward to Year 12. [134]
The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation is a department of the Government of Western Australia. The department was formed on 1 July 2017, out of the former Department of State Development, the industry promotion and innovation functions of the Department of Commerce and the Western Australian Tourism Commission. [1]
Graylands Teachers College was a primary teacher education institution, established in 1955 in Mount Claremont (which was called Graylands at the time) in Western Australia. [2] It became the second teachers' college to be established in the state after Claremont Teachers College , with three others established subsequently. [ 2 ]