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Public education in Western Australia

Locality: East Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9264 4111

Address: 151 Royal Street 6004 East Perth, WA, Australia

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25.01.2022 EVER ACHIEVING ALANA Alana Dooley is back and better than ever... The talented Warwick Senior High School student has taken out the Naidoc Perth 2020 Education Achievement Award! Congrats Alana, we are so proud of you! #edunews

23.01.2022 LEEMING SAYS KONNICHIWA Leeming Senior High School have well and truly gone above and beyond... virtually to Japan! Once a week their Japanese Specialist students video conference their exchange school in Japan to participate in various language and cultural exchange activities. Japanese teacher, Sarah Burrows exclaimed - "COVID-19 has made us rethink the way we do things." #AboveAndBeyondWA

23.01.2022 IN THE NIGHT SKY It's a proud moment for Cecil Andrews College student Keira-Jayne Logue as her artwork, Night Sky, hangs in the Noongar Country 2020 exhibition at the Bunbury Regional Art Gallery! Her painting, which has had fantastic feedback, moved one viewer so much that it sparked them to begin working on a book with the 13-year-old artist. Take a look at the meaning behind the piece and if you can't make it to the exhibition to see this inspiring work for yourself watch it online: https://www.brag.org.au/watch.html

23.01.2022 SUSTAINABILITY FLEX Congratulations to Hillcrest Primary School's sustainability teacher, Rachael Roberts for her incredible sustainability program which has been recognised in the 2020 World Teachers' Day Awards! We couldn't be prouder!

22.01.2022 LEAVERS' CELEBRATIONS - PARENT INFORMATION SESSION This year, the South West will play host to school Leavers celebrations from Monday 23 November to Thursday 26 November. If you would like to find out more about what's happening this year, you can attend our free parent information session on 20 September. To register to attend in person: http://spr.ly/6188GsFQu To register to attend the live stream: http://spr.ly/6189GsFQR

21.01.2022 INSTAGRAM ICONS # Willetton Senior High School's Head Boy and Girl, created an Instagram account for their school during COVID-19 to raise morale and acknowledge acts of kindness within the school community. By going above and beyond, students and staff felt connected in spirit during a time when they werent able to come together physically. It's now up to the future student leaders of the school to carry on the tradition! #AboveAndBeyondWA

21.01.2022 SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE Children in the Wheatbelt have been given 'seed libraries' so they can plant, grow, harvest and eat their own vegetables. Part of the Seeds in Schools program, the aim is to help children learn about growing veggies from scratch, and to record the plant cycle process. Around 100 seed libraries, containing 4850 packets of seeds were sent out. We can't wait to see what these little horticulturalists grow.

21.01.2022 STUDENTS MAKE AIRWAYS Tune in tomorrow morning to hear Mosman Park Primary School's star radio students read poems inspired by Indigenous culture and language. The students will be on-air on 100.9fm Noongar Radio as part of their Koolangakas Takeover Week, which features Indigenous authors talking about what inspired them to become writers. The poems, written and voiced by the Year 2 and 4 students, were recorded by Noongar Radio's Bernadette Little and Josephine Baron-Hay Ford, to celebrate Noongar language and allow students to reflect on what Indigenous culture means to them. Tune in from 10:15am tomorrow to hear their little voices!

21.01.2022 ZERO2HERO Students and teachers from 21 of our schools attended zero2hero's 'In Your Head' youth mental health forum at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre today to learn ways of maintaining good mental health. Students and staff heard from inspiring keynote speakers, participated in several workshops including yoga and mindfulness, social media and self care, building resilience, nutrition and mental health, and a Beyoncé dance class! Busselton Senior High School | East Narrogin Primary School | Greenwood College Perth WA | Mount Lawley Senior High School - Official

19.01.2022 DEEP BLUE Today National Science Week kicks off! From August 15-23 keep your eyes peeled for the amazing things our schools, staff and students are doing in science. This year's theme explores the Deep Blue: innovations for the future of our oceans and features the establishment of the Blue Economy CRC. Be sure to share your activities and events by tagging us! For more information or to check out all the online events and activities you can get involved in http://spr.ly/6187GcxPc #NationalScienceWeek

17.01.2022 WHEN POETRY AND MUSIC COLLIDE Denmark Senior High School student Tyler Hartfield has a disability that affects his speech, but in his music class he shines as a songwriter, composer and director. Tyler's journey into music began with writing poems in English class before collaborating with his classmates to write and produce a powerful song titled 'The One You Feed'. To listen to the song and to read more about this beautiful ABC Great Southern story

17.01.2022 MARVELLING AT THIS MELVILLE MURAL Applecross Senior High School's Year 8, 9 and 10 Gifted and Talented Visual Arts students have completed this incredible mural at Westfield Booragoon. ‘Our Melville, a view from Booragoon’ shows the story of the City of Melville and the suburb of Booragoon bringing to life the personality of the neighbourhood. It's great to see the work of our talented students showcased in the local community! Check it out at the west entrance of Westfield Booragoon. #MuralMonday #edunews

17.01.2022 WALKING FOR A CAUSE Students and staff from Newdegate Primary School and Lake Grace District High School walked alongside the inspiring Ann Mcleish while she was en route to complete her 200km walk to raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia - WA. Students and their local school communities also helped out with fundraising efforts. What a lovely way to show support for such an important cause!

17.01.2022 TOP TRIO We are extremely proud of Cecil Andrews College's Stella Jinman, Vasse Primary School's Simon Mansfield and Governor Stirling Senior High School's Elizabeth Phillips who have been named in The Educator's list of top educational professionals of 2020. The trio were recognised for their invaluable contributions to education over the past year and for their outstanding efforts during COVID-19. What an incredible and well-deserved achievement: http://spr.ly/6188Gi7pE #edunews

16.01.2022 TRADITIONAL STORIES COME TO LIFE Governor Stirling Senior High School students are creating virtual worlds from local elders' stories to keep Noongar stories and culture alive! "We've known about these stories since we were kids, and to see it on a screen, the students have done really well I'm proud of them and I'm proud of my ancestors and my stories," Noongar elder Kelvin Garlett said. #NAIDOCWeek2020

16.01.2022 BRINGING COLOUR TO OUR WORLD We couldn't be prouder of Harrisdale Primary School for going above and beyond over the past few months by publishing their very own book! The momento, "Painting Rainbows" captured students thoughts and feelings about COVID-19 through poems, letters, drawings and stories. Principal, Karen Duncan exclaimed - "The result was a collection of snapshots of a moment in history through the eyes of children experiencing it." #AboveAndBeyondWA

14.01.2022 PLASTIC FREE Staff and students at Southern Grove Primary School have been tackling the real world problem of plastics in our oceans after getting inspiration from the National Science Week theme, Deep Blue: innovations for the future of our oceans. Students learned about sustainability by being challenged to clean out plastics from their simulated oceans and had a lot of fun doing it! #NationalScienceWeek

14.01.2022 MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS Over the past few months, Ocean Road Primary School have gone above and beyond in supporting their students mental health and wellbeing. From developing a whole school COVID-19 Health Program, to collaborating with school psychologists to provide wellbeing resources, apps, and websites to promote positive mental health amongst their whole school community - we couldn't be prouder! In a year like no other they have well and truly made a real difference for their students #AboveAndBeyondWA

14.01.2022 PRAISE FOR OUR PRINCIPALS Happy Australian Primary Principals Day! Today is all about celebrating our principals and deputies across our State and thanking them for the incredible and valuable work they do year-round. We asked some of our school principals and deputies to tell us what they do in their role and what they enjoy most about being a leader! Show your appreciation for your amazing school leaders in the comments below #PrincipalsDay2020 Brabham Primary School - Planning Name | Broome North Primary School | Cassia Primary School | Forrestfield Primary School | Jolimont Primary School | Southern River Primary School- Planning Name | Wembley Primary School

13.01.2022 THEY WANT THE YOUNG ORIGINALS The 2020 Young Originals Art Exhibition is now online! This amazing online exhibition celebrates the talents of our young artists and designers from public schools across WA. Experience their talents: http://spr.ly/6183GqTVF #YOART2020 Western Australian Secondary School Executives Association

13.01.2022 DONE AND DUSTED This week Ngaanyatjarra Lands School celebrated their annual Dust Up. The action packed three day festival is all about sharing education and knowledge across the Ngaanyatjarra Lands and was clearly a huge success! Check out all the fun and festivities across the eight campuses: Blackstone Community School Jameson Campus, Ngaanyatjarra Lands School Kiwirrkurra Remote Community School ... Tjukurla Remote School- Ngaanyatjarra Lands Wanarn Campus, Ngaanyatjarra Lands School Warakurna Campus of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands School Warburton Campus, Ngaanyatjarra Lands School Wingellina Campus, Ngaanyatjarra Lands School See more

13.01.2022 HIP HOORAY IT'S FATHER'S DAY Students from Christmas Island District High School and Bayulu Remote Community School celebrated their dads this week with a range of fun activities like making and racing their box cars, having piggy back and wheelbarrow races, and hearing Elders share stories. Happy Father's Day to all the dads, uncles, grandads and father figures out there. We hope you have a great day! #FathersDay

13.01.2022 DOG DAYS International Dog Day is a paw-fect opportunity to share some pics of the pups who help our students every day. It's the leashed we can do, when they bring so much happiness! #InternationalDogDay #pawfectpups #therapydogs

12.01.2022 LOOKING TO THE STARS Alana Dooley - Warwick Senior High School student, and CSIRO's 2019 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Secondary Student STEM Achievement Award winner - has been fascinated with space since she was a child. Growing up, she wanted to be an astronaut. Now, she has shifted her focus to understanding space, and is studying STEM subjects to realise her goal of becoming an astronomer. Alana encourages all Aboriginal students to take up STEM learning and embrace the opportunities it provides. "We have this really lucky thing where we have the knowledge of over 60,000 years that we can bring into STEM, because we were the world's first scientists." Learn more: http://spr.ly/6182G90lK #Take2STEM #FutureJobsFutureSkills #FurureJobsFriday

12.01.2022 SUPERSTARS Education Assistants play a huge role in WA classrooms and in the lives of our students, and Teacher Aide Appreciation Week is a chance to celebrate them! Throughout the week many of our schools got involved in celebrating and thanking their super star EA's for all the hard work they do for their schools, staff and students. #TeacherAideAppreciationWeek Ashburton Drive Primary School | Baynton West Primary School | Broome North Primary School | Coodanup College | Lakeland Senior High School | Riverton Education Support Centre

11.01.2022 YOU WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND Thank you to our schools and community for your response to COVID-19, and for continuing to work together to ensure our students are always supported. We will be showcasing the extraordinary, innovative and creative ways you went #AboveAndBeyondWA - so keep an eye out on our socials! Got something to share? PM or Tag us in!

11.01.2022 SHOOTING FOR THE STARS Check out Bluff Point Primary School, WA, Australia's out of this world student creations for National Science Week! Students had a blast designing and assembling their very own shooting star spinners and star viewers. They also worked together in groups to build a 'moon habitat' or an International Space Station'. What marvelous creations! #NationalScienceWeek

11.01.2022 STEM SUPERSTARS We couldn't be prouder of our schools who received prizes in the Governor's School STEM Awards. Congratulations to our winners Ashdale Secondary College and Brookman Primary School A special mention to Brookman Primary School who were the first school to be inducted into the Hall of Fame after winning the primary school category 3 years in a row. #edunews #STEM

10.01.2022 STAY SAFE IN CYBERSPACE With so many internet-enabled devices in the hands of kids, it's so important to be aware of the risks. Help your kids safely navigate the online world by keeping up to date with the latest trends, and talking openly to them about their use. #edunews

10.01.2022 GORGE-OUS DAY IN THE WATER Students at Wananami Remote Community School enjoyed interm swimming lessons in the beautiful Manning Gorge, one of the Kimberley's best swimming spots! Running for its second year, the program has been adapted to teach kids vital skills to keep them safe in the water. What a location to learn to swim!

09.01.2022 LEST WE FORGET At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. Students across WA have paused to remember those who died or suffered serving our country. #RemembranceDay2020 #edunews Belmont City College | Armadale Senior High School | Baynton West Primary School | Comet Bay Primary School | Ocean Road Primary School | Connolly Primary School | Duncraig Senior High School | City Beach Primary School | West Balcatta Primary School

08.01.2022 WE APPR-EA-CIATE YOU Take the opportunity to acknowledge and thank your EA's next week for Australian Teacher Aide Appreciation Week 2020! The week is to highlight the important role of teacher aides, whose hard work and dedication makes a difference to the lives of our students, teachers and wider school community. Share photos and stories about your hard-working assistants with us throughout the week by tagging us! For more information on how to celebrate go to: http://spr.ly/6180GojTO #TeachersAideAppreciationWeek

07.01.2022 A FIN-TASTIC EXPERIENCE Students at Lathlain Primary School dived right into an epic immersive ocean experience for National Science Week! Students got involved in ocean origami, ships and aquarium virtual tours, lightbox sand art and robotic sea coding, among many more activities. They were also lucky enough to have visits from Australian Institute of Marine Science Spatial and Ecological Data Scientist Dr Marji Puotinen, who ran incursions learning about coral, and the Marine Safety WA's Junior Crew, who provided free boating safety incursions. Watch the video to see it in action. #NationalScienceWeek

07.01.2022 PLANTING HISTORY Two new Aleppo pines propagated from the Aleppo pine at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra were planted in a ceremony yesterday at Bob Hawke College. They sit among original Aleppo pines sown from seeds brought from Gallipoli in the 1920s in remembrance of those who fought for us. The local community, City of Subiaco, DevelopmentWA and the College came together to source and plant the new pines in time for #RemembranceDay. Students were asked to look after these trees, because they are special, and one day return and see them tower above you. #WeRememberThem

07.01.2022 ENGAGE WITH ESAFETY Its important to engage with your child and be aware of their online activities asking what apps, sites and games theyre using and making sure theyre age-appropriate. Equally, it's encouraging to let your child know they can come to you about anything upsetting they see online and for help on reporting and blocking inappropriate content. For more information go to: http://spr.ly/6188Gskdu #edunews

07.01.2022 MASCOT MAKING Midvale Primary School have upped the game for team mascots! As part of the Deadly Arts Program run by The Song Room, students sculpted three native Australian animals out of cardboard, polystyrene, pool noodles and chicken wire, before using papier mache and paint to decorate them with Indigenous designs. Students also learned the symbols used in Indigenous art, how to incorporate them, and the Noongar name for each mascot: Norne (snake), Maali (swan) and Yarkan (turtle). The mascots will be paraded and displayed at school sporting events in the future. What a wonderful project!

07.01.2022 HAPPY WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY Today is World Children's Day - a day to advocate, promote and celebrate children’s rights! We asked Highgate Primary School students "what does a better world look like to you?" Check out what they had to say #edunews #WorldChildrensDay

06.01.2022 DANCE MONKEYS Check out this wild 'Escape from the Zoo' performance by Kalamunda Primary School They won big for their Story-Dance at Wakakirri, winning a Story Award for the Best Wildlife Performance and getting a National Story of the Year Nomination. This creative performance tells the original story of a girl who decides that animals confined to cages would be better off free!

05.01.2022 Year 6 students from Banksia Grove Primary School performed the Fremantle Dockers club song in Noongar, English, and Auslan at half time during the Sir Doug Nicholls Round last Friday. After performing to their school community during NAIDOC Week, they were ready to take on the large crowd at Optus Stadium. What a great way to honour the AFL's annual Indigenous round which recognises and celebrates Indigenous players and culture!

05.01.2022 HAPPY INDIGENOUS LITERACY DAY How important is literacy in Bidyadanga? La Grange Remote Community School's Noreen Bangu and Noraini McCullough shared their special insight during The Indigenous Literacy Foundation's national celebration today. Watch the virtual event here! #ILD2020

04.01.2022 LITTLE LIBRARY Check out Harrisdale Primary School's groovy caravan library for Kindergarten and Pre-primary students located on their B Hive site! This un-bee-lieveable library is equipped with a large range of books for students to enjoy and has the school librarian reading stories to students each week. The thought of the little ones buzzing in here for library time melts our hearts!

03.01.2022 A BEAUTIFUL RENDITION Check out Mosman Park School for Deaf Children students signing to The Yabu Band's "I Am Australian, Wongatha Version" to celebrate #NAIDOCWeek Sound on to watch this video. #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

02.01.2022 DEADLY SCIENTISTS Can you spot Bayulu Remote Community School in this story on The Project? They recently came first in the DeadlyScience LTD experiment competition and won themselves a telescope. Thanks Corey for all your hard work! #DeadlyScience

02.01.2022 A NOVEL IDEA Year 3-6 and Year 9 students at the School of Isolated and Distance Education - SIDE had the opportunity to practice their drawing skills over Webex with graphic novelist Cambell Whyte recently. During the session, students learned how to draw characters from his graphic novel series, Home Time, an Australian fantasy set in Perth. They also heard how he developed the book and where he drew inspiration from. So cool!

01.01.2022 WASTE WISE WARRIORS This week is Planet Ark's National Recycling Week! Check out what Beeliar Primary School is doing to reduce their waste. The Waste Wise Warriors collect food waste, chop up the scraps and turn it into compost to fuel their veggie garden In 2019, the school saved almost 1 tonne of fruit and veg scraps. What's your school doing to reduce their waste?

01.01.2022 FEED THE WORLD, MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE Year 10 students at Bunbury Senior High School have been cooking up a storm for the homeless. As part of their Project Based Learning program, they have planned and prepped meals for the Salvation Army to distribute

01.01.2022 KICKING GOALS Congratulations to Carine Senior High School's Physical Education Teacher Nic Reid who is making his AFL debut with the West Coast Eagles this weekend! The 24-year-old was first selected by the Eagles to play in their WAFL team before being added to their rookie list after a stellar season. Well done, Nic! Watch the video to see him in action