❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on Aboriginal employment within the Department of Education schools from 2007-2011, including teacher and non-teacher roles. The answer indicates data collection limitations due to voluntary disclosure, resulting in insufficient response rates for accurate estimates.
AnsweredQoN 4869Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
(1) What is the total number of Aboriginal staff in Department of Education schools for 2011?
(2) How many of the Aboriginal staff referred to in (1) above are employed as qualified teachers?
(3) In which categories are Aboriginal staff employed, other than as qualified teachers, and how many in each category are currently employed?
(4) How many of the following were employed in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010:
(a) teachers; and
(b) staff in each of the other categories?
(2) How many of the Aboriginal staff referred to in (1) above are employed as qualified teachers?
(3) In which categories are Aboriginal staff employed, other than as qualified teachers, and how many in each category are currently employed?
(4) How many of the following were employed in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010:
(a) teachers; and
(b) staff in each of the other categories?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 May 2011
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
62 days
(1)-(4) The Department collects diversity information through surveys. However, employee responses are voluntary, consistent with public sector policies and accordingly not all staff elect to disclose their ethnicity. For 2010, the response rate relating to Aboriginality was 36.4 per cent, with response rates ranging between 16.6 per cent and 19.3 per cent for 2007 to 2009. These response rates are considered too low to accurately estimate Aboriginal employment levels.
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