Teaching WA
- Working in a public school
- Teaching in a public school
- Remote Teaching Service
- Rural/country schools
- Teachers' stories
- Country Teaching Program
- Rural Teaching Program for student teachers
- Teacher Flying Squad
- Aboriginal education
- Financial assistance for rural and remote teachers
- Return to the country
- Myths of country life
- Tips for moving to the country
- Focus on Wheatbelt Education Region
- Focus on Kimberley Education region
- Focus on Pilbara Education Region
- Focus on Goldfields Education Region
- Focus on Midwest Education Region
- Metropolitan schools
- Salaries and teaching levels
- Leave and entitlements
- Benefits and support
- Eligibility to teach in a public school
- Entry and orientation
- Other careers in public schools
- Personal stories
Aboriginal education
More than one third of the State's Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander population live in the Perth area. However, this group represents only 1.5 percent of Perth’s metropolitan population. By contrast Aboriginal residents make up a much higher proportion of the population in country areas. For example in the Kimberley area 42 percent of the population are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin.
The Department’s Aboriginal Education Directorate works with public schools in WA to improve the education outcomes of Aboriginal students.
The Directorate provides advice and support, and establishes and monitors standards of Aboriginal education. The Directorate
also supports involvement and decision-making between Aboriginal communities and their local schools. There is a range of
programs specifically targeted to support Aboriginal students in public schools.
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