Graduate School of Education
Imagine, inspire, ignite
Imagine a world in which all young people achieve their full potential. Imagine making the difference. At the forefront of teacher education for more than a century, the Graduate School of Education stands as a world top 100 school of education (QS 2020).
Be inspired to learn and inspire others to learn. Be part of the Graduate School of Education tradition. Be challenged by Australia’s highly rated researchers who are creating knowledge that informs education policy and practice.
Ignite your passion to educate and ignite the flame of learning in others.
The UWA Graduate School of Education is where tradition meets innovation.
100 years+ teaching educators
In the world’s top 100 for Education (QS 2020)
Graduates in high demand locally and internationally
Past events
Graduate School of Education Open Evening for Initial Teachers Education Courses
Wednesday 16 November, 4.00 - 5.00pm
Graduate School of Education, 2nd floor, corner of Hampden Road and Stirling Highway
Do you have a passion for learning and want to share your knowledge?
Come along to the Graduate School of Education open evening and ignite your passion to teach and empower the next generation of thinkers and doers.
We are hosting an information session for those interested in being either a primary or secondary teacher.
Graduate School of Education Open Evening for Postgraduate Courses
Wednesday 7 December, 5.00 - 6.00pm
Graduate School of Education, 2nd floor, corner of Hampden Road and Stirling Highway
Do you want to explore how to address a range of mental health and emotional wellbeing issues? Deepen your knowledge about contemporary issues and practices in education? Investigate hybrid teaching and digital inclusion? Be able to read, interpret and present data? Undertake a research project that addresses problems of practice?
Come along to the Graduate School of Education open evening and explore options for experienced teachers, policymakers and leaders who seek to deepen their knowledge, contribute to the profession and advance professionally.
Courses
Our award-winning staff
Our news
Awards and achievements
The University of Western Australia has a continual roll call of awards, scholarships and prizes presented to staff and students.
Read moreSchool students make it count at Maths Olympiad
Students from Christ Church Grammar School and Perth Modern School have taken out the top individual and teams prizes in WA’s Maths Olympiad hosted by The University of Western Australia.
Read moreUWA Graduate and school principal providing an opportunity for his students to grow
Mark Bradshaw, school principal and UWA graduate, has a particular passion for helping children to grow and exposing them to opportunities for their future.
Read moreOur research strengths
- Teaching, learning and assessment
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The future of the next generation is in our hands.
Our researchers are at the cutting edge of some of the most pressing issues impacting learners, teachers and educational leaders. We are future-focussed, improving the educational outcomes of learners in Australia and beyond through theory-led and practical research initiatives. Our key areas of expertise include:
- Assessment, measurement and evaluation
- Digital technologies and pedagogies
- Diversity and inclusivity
- Early years
- Literacy education
- Science and STEM Education
- Teacher education
Teaching, learning and assessment experts:
David Andrich, Elaine Chapman, Vaille Dawson, Christine Howitt, Stephen Humphry, Ida Marais, Fiona Mayne, Peter Merrotsy, Gerardine Neylon, Grace Oakley, Mark Pegrum, Gemma Scarparolo, Jennifer Shand
Key projects:
- Educational policy, leadership and sociology
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Research in education must be able to make a difference.
Our researchers are dedicated to generating transformative new knowledge about policy, leadership and sociology that has both theoretical and practical impact. Our key areas of expertise include:
- Education politics and governance
- Educational improvement and system change
- Globalisation and comparative education
- History of education
- Leadership for learning
We seek to harness critical knowledge, skills and dispositions to generate evidence-informed debate and improvement across all sectors of education. We are a diverse and vibrant group of scholars who use interdisciplinary perspectives and methods to examine the big issues in Australian education and beyond.
Educational policy, leadership and sociology experts:
Simon Clarke, Loretta Dolan, Tanya Fitzgerald, Tom O’Donoghue, Glenn Savage, Lesley Vidovich, Helen Wildy
Key projects:
- Mental health and emotional wellbeing in education
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For young people to flourish in everyday real-world contexts, positive mental health is critical.
Childhood and adolescent mental health problems are a leading cause of morbidity, mortality and disability worldwide. Confronting the challenge of managing mental health and emotional wellbeing efficiently and effectively to ensure that young people can be shifted from pathological trajectories and reach their full potential is therefore a priority. Schools and other educational settings are uniquely positioned to meet this challenge and to address the key mental health and emotional wellbeing needs of children and adolescents.
Our research applies a range of quantitative and qualitative research approaches to understand mental health and to develop innovative best practice based mental health programs that educate, support and prevent adverse mental health in young people. Our key areas of expertise include:
- Interventions using 3-D animation techniques
- Loneliness and friendships
- Neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood and adolescence
- Promoting positive wellbeing in schools
- Worry and cognitive distortions in children and adolescents
- Youth suicide prevention
Mental health and wellbeing in education experts:
Ken Glasgow, Stephen Houghton, Simon Hunter, David Lawrence
Key projects:
Our projects
Contact the Graduate School of Education
Students
- Student Office
(for course queries, enrolment and student queries) - +61 8 6488 3714 or askUWA
- Location
- Room G.24 Ground Floor, ALVA Building,
Corner of Hampden Road and Stirling Highway
General
- Phone
- +61 8 6488 2388
- schoolops-nedlands@uwa.edu.au
- Location
- Level 2, Education Building,
Corner of Hampden Road and Stirling Highway
- Access
- Weekdays 8.30am to 4.30pm
Placement
- Placement Office
(for all your prac placement queries) - Phone
- +61 8 6488 3640
- prac-edu@uwa.edu.au