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Nationally, ATAR-only admissions were most common in Engineering and Natural and Physical Sciences (72 per cent). While courses in Creative Arts, Education and Agriculture had the lowest proportion of admissions made solely on ATAR (41–43 per cent).

The WA university courses costing students more than $250,000

The fees paid by international students are up to seven-times that of domestic students, Commonwealth government data shows.

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Universities in WA are paying their top executives more than Premier Roger Cook.

The WA university executives paid more than our state premier

A new report has revealed university executives’ pay, as union figures raise concerns over a lack of scrutiny of those in the top jobs.

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WA universities have made the top rankings globally for certain subjects, but one in particular stands out.

Which WA university courses made it to the global top 100?

Two Perth universities sit near the top of a prestigious global subject rankings list for a specialised field related closely to the state’s mining sector.

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Maisy Grierson, 13, is a student studying psychology at Curtin University.

Meet Perth’s youngest university students, born in 2010

Maisy Grierson grad-skipped twice during school before being accepted into Curtin University at just 13 years old.

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A 28-year-old man has been arrested for filming women in the toilets of Notre Dame University in Fremantle.

Former contractor accused of recording women in toilets at University of Notre Dame

Police found the phone in the female toilets of the University’s Fremantle campus before conducting an investigation that led to the Perth man’s arrest.

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Leaders of WA universities have said the way forward was not to make higher education free, but to adjust the system to make it more equitable.

WA’s most sought-after uni degrees for 2024

New data has revealed what degrees were the most popular in WA, with some receiving over a thousand applications.

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Leaders of WA universities have said the way forward was not to make higher education free, but to adjust the system to make it more equitable.

University offers for WA’s year 12 graduates return to pre-COVID levels

Thousands of WA students received offers from the state’s five universities on Friday, with the number finally returning to pre-pandemic levels after a four-year slump. 

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Artists impression of dongas at the Bullsbrook quarantine facility.

Plea for Perth to use empty quarantine site for coming tsunami of homeless uni students

Universities are preparing to deal with a flood of homeless overseas students unable to find a bed when the new semester starts later this month.

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Surveys suggest increased numbers of school students are suffering poor mental health or wellbeing.

Equipping teachers for turbulent times

An innovative teaching degree that addresses mental health issues in schools is among a suite of courses helping meet the shortfall in qualified teachers.

Chinese students at a graduation ceremony in Shanghai. Australia and US universities got fewer students from China since the start of the pandemic.

‘Far-reaching impacts’: WA’s tough border rules will hurt foreign student numbers into the future

The leading organisation which manages international students enrolments in WA says the state will suffer a significant disadvantage to the eastern states.

  • Aja Styles