Education and training

Non-government school education in WA

Non-government school education in WA falls into two categories—independent schools and Catholic schools:

• Association of Independent Schools WA (AISWA)
• Catholic Education WA

Schooling

In WA, children turning four years old prior to 30 June of that year are able to attend kindergarten.

Compulsory schooling begins in pre-primary when a child is turning five years old prior to 30 June of that year and ceases upon completion of year 12 (approximately 17 to 18 years old).

Information on public education in WA can be obtained from the Department of Education website including:

• Enrolling your child in school
• Find a school in your area
• Boarding schools in WA

Information about non-government school education in WA including religious, values-based or a particular educational philosophy can be accessed on the Association of Independent Schools of WA website.

Learning English

English language courses are provided through the Australian Government's Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP).

Intensive English language programs to humanitarian school-aged entrants and migrant students are provided at  Intensive English Centres (IEC).

The following schools provide intensive English language programs for students from years 1 to 12:

For students from Years 1 to 6:

• Beaconsfield Primary
• Dianella Primary
• Eddystone Primary
• Highgate Primary
• Koondoola Primary
• Nollamara Primary
• Parkwood Primary
• Thornlie Primary

For students from Years 7 to 10:

• Balga Senior High School
• Greenwood College
• Lynwood Senior High School
• Melville Senior High School

For students in Years 11 and 12:

• Cyril Jackson Senior Campus
• North Lake Senior Campus   

For further information about learning English in WA contact the following organisations:

• Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)
• North Metropolitan Tafe
• Westralian Association for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (WATESOL)

Learning languages other than English

The following organisations provide classes for languages other than English:

• Alliance Francais de Perth
• Chung Wah Association
• Goethe Society WA
• Hindi Samaj of WA
• Multicultural Language Centre

The following organisations provide support for teachers of languages other than English:

• AISWA Languages
• Multilingual Australia 
• Chinese Language Teachers Association of WA
• Goethe Society WA
• Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Western Australia
• Teachers' Association of German Western Australia
• WA Teachers of French Association
• Westralian Indonesian Language Teachers Association
  

Tertiary study

General information regarding training, study and workplace development can be obtained from the Department of Training and Workplace Development.

Information about university studies including admission requirements and courses can be accessed on the Universities Australia website.

Overseas students, agents and counsellors can access a guide to education in Perth on the Study Perth website.

Open Universities Australia offers online higher education or professional development.

The following list includes government tertiary study organisations and the WA universities websites:

• Central Regional Tafe
• Curtin University
• Edith Cowan University
  
• Murdoch University
• North Metropolitan Tafe
  
• South Metropolitan Tafe
• South Regional Tafe
• University of Notre Dame
• University of Western Australia