About ESWA

In 2007, a new upper secondary course, Earth and Environmental Science (EES) was introduced in Western Australia. The development and implementation of the course was supported by Earth Science Western Australia (ESWA), a consortium of universities, the CSIRO, Minerals Industry partners, Oil and Gas Industry partners and other public and private organisations.

The role of ESWA is to support the teaching of earth science in schools by developing teaching and learning resources, providing professional development for teachers and to assist with field experiences for students. Since 2008, EES has been offered in 25 schools with 417 students enrolled increasing to 667 in 2010.

In 2010 ESWA will release an EES Textbook that directly reflects the Western Australian EES Curriculum and encompasses the essential components of the National Curriculum for EES (Senior Years) that is currently being reviewed (see ACARA) and will be introduced from 2012 across Australia. This EES text is tailored to the Western Australian context and uses examples that are relevant for Western Australian students and teachers.

As they come to hand, high quality support materials will be available through this ESWA site to assist in the teaching and learning of EES. Sharing of teaching resources via ESWA can be coordinated through the ESWA office (see Contacts).