Sixteen Wheatbelt public primary schools will receive funding from the McGowan Government to equip their schools with much needed science resources.
The schools, each with a maximum of 100 students, will receive a science resources grant to purchase equipment for their classrooms such as telescopes, salinity testing kits, raised garden beds, lego kits, solar/photovoltaic cell kits and petri dishes.
A total of 36 schools with less than 50 students will receive a grant of $5,000; 25 schools with up to 100 students will receive $10,000.
Wheatbelt schools include Goomalling, Meckering and Wundowie.
Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery said the investment will ensure teachers have access to science equipment that allows them to deliver STEM subjects in an exciting and innovative way.
"We want our young people to develop an interest in science that continues throughout their schooling, and puts them in the best possible place to take up the job opportunities of the future,” Ms Ellery said.
