New era for public education in Western Australia.
Source: Minster for Education
"The Liberal-National Government has invited public schools to apply for independent status, representing one of the most significant changes to the State’s education system in many decades. Schools that take up the challenge to become an Independent Public School would experience immediate benefits, including: greater responsibility for principals to manage the school’s assets and budget; flexibility to adopt a range of curricula, for example the International Baccalaureate up to Year 10; the ability for the principal to exclude a student from the school without the need for centralised approval; flexibility to recruit and select all teachers and other staff."