Sabine Winton

Winton was born in Ober-Ramstadt in what was then West Germany. Like many Australians her family were migrants and in 1973 they moved with their three children from Dieburg to Fairy Meadow near Wollongong. In 1975, Winton's family travelled across the Nullarbor Plain to settle in Yanchep. Winton attended Yanchep Primary School and then Wanneroo Secondary College where she was President of the Student Council. She also played netball at Wanneroo District Netball Association.[2]

After graduating from Murdoch University with a primary teaching degree, she took the opportunity to work and live across the State, including in the goldfields town of Norseman, and Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley, and to the tropical isolation of Cocos Keeling Islands, before relocating back to Wanneroo to start a family. Those formative years as a teacher have served her well, and the time working with the Aboriginal community in Fitzroy Crossing and the Malay community on Cocos helped to shape Winton's world view.[3]

Winton's most recent teaching appointment was working in the field of gifted and talented education. Prior to the 2017 Election, for the past 12 years, she was a primary extension and challenge coordinator (PEAC) with the Department of Education. It was also a time when she achieved the status of level 3 classroom teacher. Winton enjoyed her time advocating for the special needs of our brightest students and her passion for education still continues. She regularly goes to the schools in her electorate to teach them about Civics and Citizenship.