A parliamentary question seeks data on secondary school teaching graduates in WA, their specializations (particularly in shortage areas), and their employment outcomes within the Department of Education and Training. The answer indicates the Department lacks the requested specialization data.

AnsweredQoN 764Legislative Assembly
Asked
28 March 2006
Portfolio
Education and Training

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(1) How many secondary school teaching students graduated from Western Australian universities in each of the past five calendar years?
(2) How many of the graduates in each specialised in each of the following subjects -
(a) Languages Other Than English;
(b) Physics;
(c) Chemistry;
(d) Biology;
(e) Human Biology;
(f) Geology;
(g) Physical science; and
(h) Mathematics?
(3) How many of the graduates in (1) were appointed to full-time positions by the Department of Education and Training in their first year out of university?
(4) How many of the graduates in each year in (1) have been appointed to permanent full-time teaching positions?

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Answered
2 May 2006
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
35 days
(b) Physics; (c) Chemistry; (d) Biology; (e) Human Biology; (f) Geology; (g) Physical science; and (h) Mathematics?
(c) Chemistry; (d) Biology; (e) Human Biology; (f) Geology; (g) Physical science; and (h) Mathematics?
(d) Biology; (e) Human Biology; (f) Geology; (g) Physical science; and (h) Mathematics?
(e) Human Biology; (f) Geology; (g) Physical science; and (h) Mathematics?
(f) Geology; (g) Physical science; and (h) Mathematics?
(g) Physical science; and (h) Mathematics?
(h) Mathematics?
2) The Department does not have any data relating to the break-up of teaching specialisations studied at Western Australian Universities. 3) Refer (1) and (2) above. 4) Refer (1) above.
3) Refer (1) and (2) above. 4) Refer (1) above.
4) Refer (1) above.

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