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WA universities

There are five universities in Western Australia, four public and one private, each of which is established under its own Act of State Parliament.

All five universities are located in the Perth metropolitan area. Edith Cowan University has four metropolitan campuses (Claremont, Churchlands, Mount Lawley and Joondalup) and one country campus (Bunbury). Murdoch University's main campus is in the suburb of Murdoch and a second campus has been established in outer-metropolitan Rockingham with links to Mandurah. In addition to its main Bentley campus, an annexe at Shenton Park and a presence in the city, Curtin University of Technology has a campus at Kalgoorlie (which incorporates the WA School of Mines and the former Kalgoorlie College of TAFE) and another at Northam (Muresk Institute of Agriculture). The University of Western Australia has one main campus located in Nedlands. The University of Notre Dame Australia has its main campus in Fremantle and a small campus at Broome. Several of the universities have minor presences in regional centres of the State. The universities contribute enormously to the economic, social and cultural well-being of the State and they are major employers and producers of knowledge.

Taken collectively, the universities constitute a loose knit higher education system which provides a comprehensive array of programs at undergraduate and graduate levels that aim to have an international focus, be known for their quality and attuned to the needs of Western Australia.

Edith Cowan University
Murdoch University
Curtin University of Technology
University of Western Australia
University of Notre Dame