Education in Western Australia

Old Perth Technical School, the venue for the first tertiary educational activity in the state[1]

Education in Western Australia consists of public and private schools in the state of Western Australia, including public and private universities and TAFE colleges. Public school education is supervised by the Department of Education,[2] which forms part of the Government of Western Australia. The School Curriculum and Standards Authority is an independent statutory authority responsible for developing a curriculum and associated standards in all schools (public and private), and for ensuring standards of student achievement, and for the assessment and certification according to those standards.[3]

Western Australia follows a three-tier system, consisting of primary education (primary schools), followed by secondary education (high schools or secondary colleges) and tertiary education (Universities and TAFE Colleges).

Education is compulsory in Western Australia between the ages of six and seventeen. From 1 January 2008 persons in their 17th year must be in school, training, or have a job until the end of that year.

  1. ^ Dunne, J. P. (1980). I Will Arise: History of Perth Technical College 1900-1980. Perth Technical College Press.
  2. ^ "How Our Schools Work". Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. ^ "The Authority". Retrieved 8 May 2017.