School of Indigenous Studies
The Year 8 Discovery Day introduces students to the university environment through a diverse range of hands-on activities at different departments on campus.
These can include making a gyroscope, practicing medical procedures on mannequin Sam, and solving mathematical and statistical problems.
Participating UWA schools, centres and discipline groups have included:
The success and development of this program is dependent on schools and on Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations funding. The first Discovery Day was held in 2000 with 21 students from five schools. In 2007, we had close to 100 students from the Follow the Dream Program, Catholic Education, Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia (AISWA) and public schools attend over three days.
Schools have initially been selected due to close proximity and ongoing association with UWA. However, we hope to increase student numbers in future years and make it available to all schools.
