1961

February – first Australian School of Occupational Therapy officially opens in Western Australia with nine students. It was known as the Royal Perth Hospital School of Occupational Therapy.

1964

The first seven graduates: Sandra Barrett-Lennard, Deidre Beetles, Clare McIntyre, Barbara McKenna, Janferie Macpherson, Margaret Warner and Carolyn Webber.

1969

The School of Occupational Therapy, the Department of Speech and the Department of Physiotherapy merge and become the Department of Therapies.

Training moves from Royal Perth Hospital to the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) based at Shenton Park.

1972

Official opening of the Department of Therapies at Shenton Park.

1975

Princess Ann visits the WAIT Department of Therapies at Shenton Park.

OT Abroad commences with students visiting India for fieldwork.

1983

Driving clinic for adults commences.

Paediatric clinic commences

1994

Undergraduate course first recognised by the World Federation of Occupational Therapy.

2011

New Occupational Therapy and Social Work learning and research laboratories officially opened by the Governor of WA.