We offer Full Membership to those employed in an Independent Western Australia School as a Science Technician; Associate Membership to those who are not employed in a Secondary School or College, but are performing a similar role in an educational environment and have no other means of support and Affiliate Membership to schools that do not, as yet, employ a Science Technician. This enables Science teachers who are fulfilling the role of Science Technician to access to our support network.
During 2025 we had our 4 full meetings. In Term 1 members attended a great day at the Newman Sienna Centre with a demonstration of the Chem Alert programme and a presentation from Julie Carey on Chemical Storage.
Term 2 found us at another first-rate day at Mercedes College where we attended ConASTA and had a choice of 16 different sessions.
In Term 3 we visited Canning River Eco Education Centre (CREEK) for a presentation from SailLab followed by a eco walk through the Canning River Regional Park.
Our final Term 4 meeting and AGM was again held at STAWA’s Future Science conference in delightful surroundings at the University of Western Australia.
Our thanks go to all hosting schools, venues and STAWA for their continuing support.
The Association was founded in 1990 and we usually meet on the last Wednesday in each term in various host schools or venues throughout the Perth metropolitan area. Our membership as of December 2024 was 207 members from 120 schools and institutions. The membership fee is $95 per school, per year and this covers meeting attendance for up to 5 Technicians per school. The schools pay the fee, not the Technicians. For more information see our ‘Contacts’ link.
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