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Premier Jacinta Allan and Deputy Premier Ben Carroll at Pascoe Vale South Primary School.

Dozens of schools to open up sports facilities after hours for western communities

Trial program will make ovals and gyms available once classes are over at 41 recently opened campuses.

  • Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie

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Cash-strapped principals are turning their backs on charitable funding over complaints the money too often comes with “onerous” strings attached.

WA schools ‘left in limbo’ while major review in the lurch: opposition

The state’s opposition and advocates are calling on Education Minister Sabine Winton to release the findings as a matter of urgency.

  • Holly Thompson
Locals had been promised a second public school since 2018. While the suburb boomed with new apartments, education infrastructure has failed to keep up.

Plans for school in booming suburb ditched, despite $20 million already spent

Westmead residents were promised a second primary school for their rapidly growing suburb. But between a change in government and an ICAC mention, they won’t be getting one.

  • Anthony Segaert
The number of staff who are leaving and attributing their departure to violence and physical safety has been increasing for the last three or four years.

New figures reveal ‘alarming’ trend in WA schools

Education Minister Sabine Winton says violence in WA’s schools is a huge problem that needs addressing as a matter of urgency.

  • Holly Thompson
Sharonne Lipman is the parent of two Jewish girls, she worries about their future given antisemitism in schools.

Jewish children approached by strangers shouting ‘Heil Hitler’, principals tell inquiry

Sydney’s Jewish schools have warned of children being afraid to wear their school uniforms at a parliamentary inquiry into antisemitism in NSW.

  • Emily Kowal
Pictures of the damage, including flooding where the teacher’s accommodation is located.

Cyclone Zelia wreaked havoc on this WA school. Months later, it’s still rebuilding

Teacher accommodation was destroyed, and they are still waiting on a solution after months of displacement – including sleeping on the floor of a church – to make sure their students could go to school.

  • Holly Thompson
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Eleven-year-old student Prisha Kumar with her father Vijay Kumar. Prisha was caught in the selective school fiasco in May.

Secret warnings issued a year before Sydney’s selective school test chaos

Internal documents show the NSW Department of Education knew about a litany of issues after a practice run.

  • Lucy Carroll and Emily Kowal
The national ban for students under 16 will begin on December 10, with social media companies facing fines of up to $50 million for not complying.

Perth school students voluntarily sign up for social media ban

More than 160 students have voluntarily agreed to stop using social media at John Septimus Roe, in Mirrabooka. 

  • Holly Thompson
Carly Brown-McErlain with her daughter Ayda, 6, said she spent about $300 on school uniforms. 

Parents ‘stockpiling’ uniforms ahead of changes to school bonus program

Uniform retailers have struggled to meet demand as parents buy up more than they need, spending $81 million on uniforms since November as other bonus money remains unspent.

  • Bridie Smith
New figures show that 20 private schools serving the richest families in Western Australia raked in nearly $50 million in 2023 from donations, investment income and other income.

How WA’s wealthiest private schools have their cake – and eat it too

The 20 WA schools whose students are the richest are raking in millions from donations and other income sources, without affecting their taxpayer funding.

  • Holly Thompson

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