Education in West Australia

Education in WA consists of one year of pre-school at age 5, followed by seven years of primary school education. At age 13, students begin five years of secondary education. The final two years of secondary education are currently changing to compulsory. All students who completed Year 10 in 2005 are now required to undertake further studies in Year 11. Students are required to complete the year in which they turn 16 (usually Year 11).

Commencing in 2008 all students will be required to complete 12 years of study before leaving school. Students will have the option to study at a TAFF college in their eleventh year or continue through high school with a vocational course or a specific University entrance course.

The universities in WA are Curtin University of Technology, Murdoch University , Edith Cowan University , University of Notre Dame and the University of Western Australia.