Media Statements

For Portfolio: Education and Training

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
16/01/2020	Ellery	Education and Training	South Metropolitan TAFE receives top training award in China
15/01/2020	McGowan; Papalia; Ellery	Premier; Tourism; Education and Training	First ever direct flight from Shanghai to Perth touches down
20/12/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Beazley Medals awarded to top Year 12 students
18/12/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	New primary schools for five growing Perth suburbs
12/12/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Multimillion-dollar extension for Aveley Secondary College
12/12/2019	Ellery; Papalia	Education and Training; Defence Issues	Naval Base Campus gets tick of approval
9/12/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Local apprenticeship program helps boost youth employment in South-West
6/12/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Chairperson of Construction Training Fund steps down
5/12/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Review relieves levy pressure for major construction projects
5/12/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Works begin on $5 million upgrade at Wanneroo Secondary College
3/12/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	$10 million of upgrades starting at Darling Range Sports College
2/12/2019	Ellery; Wyatt	Education and Training; Aboriginal Affairs	New $30 million boost to Clontarf Foundation to support Aboriginal secondary students
29/11/2019	Ellery; Roberts	Education and Training; Police	Port Hedland bus service receives a two-year extension
28/11/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Education Department casual allied professionals to receive back payments
28/11/2019	Ellery; Tinley	Education and Training; Asian Engagement	Education links with Asia strengthened in WA
27/11/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Education and Training	New program puts WA kids in driver’s seat for future jobs
27/11/2019	Kelly; Ellery	Science; Education and Training	Governor’s School STEM Awards won by country and city schools
22/11/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	VET partnerships program to drive job growth in regional WA
22/11/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Western Australia’s training achievements honoured at national awards
22/11/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	WA’s best apprentices and students to be tested at national competition
21/11/2019	Ellery; Dawson	Education and Training; Disability Services	Training boost for the social assistance and allied health sector
21/11/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Leeming Primary to receive more than $474,000 for maintenance upgrades
20/11/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Currambine Primary receives more than $1.5 million for upgrades and maintenance
13/11/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Funding for Wiluna school’s training program
13/11/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	New facilities open at Carnarvon Community College
12/11/2019	Ellery; Johnston	Education and Training; Energy	Energy utilities and TAFE join forces to upskill WA workers
12/11/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	TAFE Partnership with Rio Tinto delivers an Australian first
11/11/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Students bound for Darwin and Singapore for war commemorations
8/11/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Minister visits upgraded facilities at Southern River College
7/11/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Administration upgrade to Richmond Primary School opened
5/11/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	WorldSkills national championships for Perth in 2020
1/11/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Official name announced for new primary school in Byford
1/11/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Name announced for new primary school in Baldivis
1/11/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Name announced for new primary school in Caversham
30/10/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	State-wide mobile phone ban for WA public schools
28/10/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	WA’s top teachers, staff and schools for 2019!
26/10/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Joint media statement - Perth to increase in attractiveness for international students
22/10/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Schools invited to apply for Independent Public School status
22/10/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Local Albany builder delivering major school upgrade
22/10/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	McGowan Government delivers $15.2 million for new Mount Lockyer Primary
18/10/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Margaret River Senior High School redevelopment underway
18/10/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	South-West schools to benefit from $12 million maintenance blitz
15/10/2019	McGowan; Ellery; Saffioti	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Education and Training; Transport	Reduction in TAFE fees paves the way for new METRONET jobs
14/10/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	McGowan Government reduces TAFE fees by 50 per cent
11/10/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Bandwidth upgrades to boost student learning
11/10/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	New opportunity for gifted secondary students
9/10/2019	Ellery; Roberts	Education and Training; Police	Education and Police team up to tackle violence
3/10/2019	Wyatt; Ellery	Finance; Education and Training	Local businesses big winners in Broome Senior High School project
27/09/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Albany schools to receive nearly $2.7 million in new job-creating package
27/09/2019	Kelly; Ellery	Science; Education and Training	Governor’s School STEM Awards finalists revealed
23/09/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Balcatta schools to receive $1.17 million in new job-creating package
22/09/2019	McGowan; Ellery; Wyatt	Premier; Education and Training; Treasurer	Major maintenance blitz: New job-creating school package unveiled
19/09/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	New resource to guide positive teacher-student relationships
18/09/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	New school facilities opened at Canning Vale College
17/09/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	First look at world-class Bob Hawke College
13/09/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Innovation and excellence driving WA Training Award winners
13/09/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	No WA student should be disadvantaged by NAPLAN technical issues
10/09/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Primary students to benefit from Caversham, Ballajura school upgrades
7/09/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Remote beachside school celebrating 50 years
1/09/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Campaign next step in action plan against school violence
29/08/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	New Gifted and Talented education program to be based in Perth’s south
21/08/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	New protocols to build respect within school communities
20/08/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Work on multimillion STEM centre underway at Bunbury school
20/08/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	New teacher initiative to boost Pilbara education and training outcomes
13/08/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Try a skill and get stuck into STEM at the SkillsWest Expo
9/08/2019	McGowan; Ellery; Tinley	Premier; Education and Training; Asian Engagement	Second International Education Consortium to grow international students studying in WA
9/08/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Changes to boarding fees for non-government school students
6/08/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Time to shine - finalists in WA Training Awards 2019 announced
1/08/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Next step towards John Forrest Secondary College major rebuild
23/07/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Top educators named as finalists in prestigious awards
22/07/2019	Cook; Ellery; McGurk	Health; Education and Training; Community Services	No Jab, No Play to improve vaccination rates in WA children
22/07/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	More outdoor play opportunities for students
19/07/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	New program launched to attract international students to Perth
11/07/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	New look for Yanchep Lagoon Primary School revealed
10/07/2019	Wyatt; Ellery	Aboriginal Affairs; Education and Training	Aboriginal scholarship winners head to Harvard Kennedy School
9/07/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	$1.75 million facilities boost for Ellenbrook families
4/07/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	New ‘P&C Day’ a shout out to parents for supporting public schools
3/07/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Hedland bus boosts school attendance
2/07/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Building of new science facilities for Eaton students begins
1/07/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Education and Training	McGowan Government launches Jobs and Skills WA Employer Incentive
28/06/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Transition to NAPLAN online extended by one year
28/06/2019	Tinley; Ellery	Asian Engagement; Education and Training	Vocational education and training in spotlight at roundtable talks
24/06/2019	Kelly; Ellery	Science; Education and Training	The search is on for shining lights in school STEM education
20/06/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Capital works program to upgrade local schools
19/06/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Cutting-edge FarmSmarts showcased at Muresk Institute
19/06/2019	Ellery; Johnston	Education and Training; Energy	Training package to upskill Western Power workers
19/06/2019	Ellery; Dawson	Education and Training; Environment	Forrestfield students working to save WA’s threatened plants
18/06/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Kinross schools benefit from $4 million works
12/06/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Education and Training	Cutting-edge automation courses skilling WA workers for the future
11/06/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Science and technology boost for Mount Lawley Senior High School
7/06/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Education and Training	New pre-apprenticeship program for Karratha students
7/06/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	New Karratha Jobs and Skills Centre already seeing results in the Pilbara
6/06/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Performing arts on the playbill for Belmont City College
6/06/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Arts education boost for Belridge Secondary College
30/05/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Northam Jobs and Skills Centre to boost opportunities for regional jobseekers
29/05/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	New chapter for Balcatta Senior High School underway
28/05/2019	Kelly; Ellery	Science; Education and Training	McGowan Government gearing up Western Australians for the jobs of the future
28/05/2019	MacTiernan; Ellery; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Education and Training; Fisheries; Forestry	Education initiative to raise primary industries profile
26/05/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Bob Hawke honoured at new inner city high school
10/05/2019	Ellery; Dawson	Education and Training; Disability Services	Investing in education: Funding to support students with disability