❓ Hon Michelle Hofmann questions the Minister for Education regarding the Workforce Intensification Taskforce's initiatives, specifically Complex Behaviour Coordinators and Small Group Tuition, seeking details on school selection, coordinator recruitment, qualifications, and funding allocation. The Minister provides answers, including tabling a list of schools and outlining selection criteria.
AnsweredQoN 649Legislative Council
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(1) I refer to the initiatives being overseen by the Workforce Intensification Taskforce, in particular Complex Behaviour Coordinators, and I ask: (a) referring to the $16.5 million in funding over two years for an increase to 64 full-time equivalent complex behaviour support coordinators in 192 Western Australian public schools, is the Minister willing to table the list of 192 schools that will receive support under this initiative; (b) how have those 192 schools been identified/which criteria were used to select them; (c) how will complex support coordinators be recruited and on what employment basis (e.g. permanent, contract, etc.) will they be employed; and (d) will complex support coordinators be required to possess any specific qualifications? (2) I refer to the Government’s announcement for their Small Group Tuition initiative, which is also an outcome of the Taskforce in (1), and I ask, how will the $21.8 million listed for it be allocated?
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Answered
18 November 2025
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Education
Response time
9 days
(1)
(a) Yes. Please refer to Tabled Paper.
(b) In consultation with the Workload Intensification Taskforce, schools were identified through a range of demographic and student characteristics information including (but not limited to) the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA) ranking, enrolment numbers, student behaviour, and student attendance data. Schools identified were then invited to participate.
(c) Schools manage the process undertaken to appoint a Complex Behaviour Support Coordinator on a fixed-term basis for the life of the project.
(d) The Complex Behaviour Support Coordinators are registered teachers.
(2) Funding has been committed over 2 years for this initiative. It has been allocated to 350 Western Australian public schools to appoint small group tuition teachers, to support identified students with specific literacy and numeracy learning needs.
(a) Yes. Please refer to Tabled Paper.
(b) In consultation with the Workload Intensification Taskforce, schools were identified through a range of demographic and student characteristics information including (but not limited to) the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA) ranking, enrolment numbers, student behaviour, and student attendance data. Schools identified were then invited to participate.
(c) Schools manage the process undertaken to appoint a Complex Behaviour Support Coordinator on a fixed-term basis for the life of the project.
(d) The Complex Behaviour Support Coordinators are registered teachers.
(2) Funding has been committed over 2 years for this initiative. It has been allocated to 350 Western Australian public schools to appoint small group tuition teachers, to support identified students with specific literacy and numeracy learning needs.
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