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Formed | 1 October 2009 |
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Headquarters | 151 Royal Street, East Perth, Western Australia |
Motto | Public education: A world of opportunities |
Employees | 41588 [1] |
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Website | www |
The Department of Education (WA) is the government department responsible for education in Western Australia as well as on Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The Department's head office, commonly referred to as 'Silver City' or 'Central Services', is located at 151 Royal Street in East Perth. [2]
The department is led by its Director General, Lisa Rodgers, who is responsible to the Parliament of Western Australia and the Minister for Education, the Honourable Tony Buti, MLA .
As of September 2021, the Department is responsible for managing 822 public schools in Western Australia. [3] Each public school is located within one of 8 education regions, overseen by an Education Regional Office and Director of Education. [4] The Department also oversees the registration, regulation and review of non-government schools in Western Australia. [5]
Additionally, there are a number of sub-agencies and branches of the Department:
Sub-agency or branch name | Responsible for |
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School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) | 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 Literacy and Numeracy Assessment), awarding and distribution of the WACE to school leavers. |
Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA) [6] | Registration of teachers, managing disciplinary investigations related to maintaining registration and fit and proper status for teachers, accreditation of initial teacher education programs. [7] Relocated to 151 Royal Street, East Perth in 2020. [8] |
Statewide Services Centre [9] | Consolidated site in Padbury where most of the Department's support services for public schools are located. [10] Schools of Special Educational Needs (SSEN) are based here. |
Non-Government School Registration and Regulation [5] | |
Leadership Institute [11] | Delivering professional learning for principals, school leaders and line managers. The Institute runs a range of programs for public school leadership teams to support school self-reflection and improvement. [12] |
Schools of Special Educational Needs (SSEN – Behaviour, Disability, Sensory, Medical and Mental Health) [13] | |
Schools of the Air | Delivering correspondence schooling to students in remote locations over Webex and other internet platforms. [14] Previously provided over HF radio frequency. 5 SotA's are Carnarvon, Kalgoorlie, Kimberley, Meekatharra and Port Hedland [14] |
School of Isolated and Distance Education (SIDE) [15] | |
School of Alternative Learning Settings [16] | ` |
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