Western Australian School of Mines

Western Australian School of Mines was founded in 1902 as the Kalgoorlie School of Mines
It was a tertiary school specialising in subjects directly related to the Western Australian mining industry. Originally located in Coolgardie, WASM later moved to Kalgoorlie and continued to be primarily funded from independent sources. In 1969 the Department of Mines transferred management of WASM to Western Australian Institute of Technology which later became Curtin University.

History

The original school was initially set up at Coolgardie in a building erected for the International Mining and Industrial Exhibition of 1899. It moved to Kalgoorlie in 1903 after State government funds were released.
The following description appeared in the Western Argus on 7 June 1903:
The school was administered by the Department of Mines until 1969 when it became a branch of the Western Australian Institute of Technology, when its name was changed.

Current

The School currently offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in:

The Mining Engineering degree in 2007 combined with University of New South Wales and University of Queensland to form the industry-funded Minerals Education Australia Program. The University of Adelaide joined MEA in 2011.