School Psychology in WA - Online Information Session

Make a difference. Become a school psychologist.

With more than 655 school psychologists working in metropolitan, country and remote public schools, we are the biggest employer of psychologists in Western Australia. We are also a growing service and employing more psychologists to work in public schools and specialised education programs.

Working in a range of educational settings, school psychologists provide services to public schools in the areas of mental health and wellbeing, disability, behaviour, learning and motivation, incident management, and change management and organisational development.

As a school psychologist, you can make a real difference in the lives of many young people. It is a rewarding and diverse role with a great starting salary, and training and career opportunities which are envied by psychologists around the country.

In this one hour online session you'll hear about the role of the school psychologist, who we're employing, professional and financial benefits, placement opportunities, how to win your first school psychologist position and our highly regarded Leap into School Psychology program. You'll be taken on a quick tour of our eight education regions and have an opportunity to ask questions.

If you're an undergraduate or 4th year psychology student
Learn more about the work we do and the most common study pathways to school psychology.

If you're a psychology student with provisional registration
Find out about placement opportunities with the Department of Education. We have close relationships with a range of local and interstate universities and their Master of Professional Psychology programs.

If you're completing an internship pathway to general registration
We've got your internship covered, with Board approved supervision and a comprehensive program of professional learning over two years. Check out the first video below, with Amanda and Scott sharing why they chose to begin their psychology career with the Department of Education.

If you're experienced
Find out how to take a leap into working in schools, and the opportunities to progress your psychology career with us. View the second video below, where Cassandra and Cara share how they're developing the next generation of school psychologists.

Join Ann Lord from the Department's School Psychology Service to find out about school psychology in WA public schools.

Got a question?
Contact Ann and our friendly careers team at SchoolPsychologyinWA@education.wa.edu.au