❓ Question on Notice regarding the privacy of school performance information and the government's approach to protecting it, specifically whether legislative action is being considered to exempt school performance data from Freedom of Information requests.
AnsweredQoN 1863Legislative Assembly
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(ii) 2002;
(c) if not, why not; and (d) why is the State Government not pursuing a legislative approach to protect the privacy of school performance legislation, as recommended?
(d) why is the State Government not pursuing a legislative approach to protect the privacy of school performance legislation, as recommended?
(ii) Not available. (b) Yes (c) Not applicable (d) The Government is considering a recommendation from the Department of Education and Training, in line with Recommendations 45 and 52 of the ‘Investing in Government Schools: Putting Children First’ Report, that the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA) be amended to exempt school level performance information. The Department has and will claim exemptions under various sections of the current legislation to deny access to any documents that may lead to invalid comparisons through ‘league tables’ or that will compromise the privacy of students.
(b) Yes (c) Not applicable (d) The Government is considering a recommendation from the Department of Education and Training, in line with Recommendations 45 and 52 of the ‘Investing in Government Schools: Putting Children First’ Report, that the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA) be amended to exempt school level performance information. The Department has and will claim exemptions under various sections of the current legislation to deny access to any documents that may lead to invalid comparisons through ‘league tables’ or that will compromise the privacy of students.
(c) Not applicable (d) The Government is considering a recommendation from the Department of Education and Training, in line with Recommendations 45 and 52 of the ‘Investing in Government Schools: Putting Children First’ Report, that the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA) be amended to exempt school level performance information. The Department has and will claim exemptions under various sections of the current legislation to deny access to any documents that may lead to invalid comparisons through ‘league tables’ or that will compromise the privacy of students.
(d) The Government is considering a recommendation from the Department of Education and Training, in line with Recommendations 45 and 52 of the ‘Investing in Government Schools: Putting Children First’ Report, that the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA) be amended to exempt school level performance information. The Department has and will claim exemptions under various sections of the current legislation to deny access to any documents that may lead to invalid comparisons through ‘league tables’ or that will compromise the privacy of students.
(c) if not, why not; and (d) why is the State Government not pursuing a legislative approach to protect the privacy of school performance legislation, as recommended?
(d) why is the State Government not pursuing a legislative approach to protect the privacy of school performance legislation, as recommended?
(ii) Not available. (b) Yes (c) Not applicable (d) The Government is considering a recommendation from the Department of Education and Training, in line with Recommendations 45 and 52 of the ‘Investing in Government Schools: Putting Children First’ Report, that the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA) be amended to exempt school level performance information. The Department has and will claim exemptions under various sections of the current legislation to deny access to any documents that may lead to invalid comparisons through ‘league tables’ or that will compromise the privacy of students.
(b) Yes (c) Not applicable (d) The Government is considering a recommendation from the Department of Education and Training, in line with Recommendations 45 and 52 of the ‘Investing in Government Schools: Putting Children First’ Report, that the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA) be amended to exempt school level performance information. The Department has and will claim exemptions under various sections of the current legislation to deny access to any documents that may lead to invalid comparisons through ‘league tables’ or that will compromise the privacy of students.
(c) Not applicable (d) The Government is considering a recommendation from the Department of Education and Training, in line with Recommendations 45 and 52 of the ‘Investing in Government Schools: Putting Children First’ Report, that the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA) be amended to exempt school level performance information. The Department has and will claim exemptions under various sections of the current legislation to deny access to any documents that may lead to invalid comparisons through ‘league tables’ or that will compromise the privacy of students.
(d) The Government is considering a recommendation from the Department of Education and Training, in line with Recommendations 45 and 52 of the ‘Investing in Government Schools: Putting Children First’ Report, that the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA) be amended to exempt school level performance information. The Department has and will claim exemptions under various sections of the current legislation to deny access to any documents that may lead to invalid comparisons through ‘league tables’ or that will compromise the privacy of students.
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Answered
24 September 2003
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
27 days
(a)(i) The School Accountability Framework was implemented in 2002 with all government schools required to produce a School Report from 2003. The number of schools that issued a School Report in 2001 is not available.
(ii) Not available.
(b) Yes
(c) Not applicable
(d) The Government is considering a recommendation from the Department of Education and Training, in line with Recommendations 45 and 52 of the ‘Investing in Government Schools: Putting Children First’ Report, that the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA) be amended to exempt school level performance information. The Department has and will claim exemptions under various sections of the current legislation to deny access to any documents that may lead to invalid comparisons through ‘league tables’ or that will compromise the privacy of students.
(ii) Not available.
(b) Yes
(c) Not applicable
(d) The Government is considering a recommendation from the Department of Education and Training, in line with Recommendations 45 and 52 of the ‘Investing in Government Schools: Putting Children First’ Report, that the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA) be amended to exempt school level performance information. The Department has and will claim exemptions under various sections of the current legislation to deny access to any documents that may lead to invalid comparisons through ‘league tables’ or that will compromise the privacy of students.
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