❓ A parliamentary question seeks data on chaplaincy in WA government schools, including student ratios, funding sources, and the number of chaplains. The response provides some figures but lacks specific details on student ratios and non-government funding.
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(1) What is the average ratio of students per school-appointed chaplain in government primary schools in Western Australia? (2) What is the average ratio of students per school-appointed chaplain in government secondary schools in Western Australia? (3) How many chaplains are provided by the Education Department to provide services to students in schools on a full-time or part-time basis? (4) What amount of funding has been allocated for this financial year for the provision of chaplain services in all government schools in Western Australia? (5) What amount of the chaplain services in government schools is funded by or donated by non-government sources? Hon BARRY HOUSE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The appointment of a school chaplain is made on the basis of an individual grant between a school and the local community. Therefore, it is not to possible to provide this information. Not all schools have or choose to have a school chaplain service. (3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
(2) What is the average ratio of students per school-appointed chaplain in government secondary schools in Western Australia? (3) How many chaplains are provided by the Education Department to provide services to students in schools on a full-time or part-time basis? (4) What amount of funding has been allocated for this financial year for the provision of chaplain services in all government schools in Western Australia? (5) What amount of the chaplain services in government schools is funded by or donated by non-government sources? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The appointment of a school chaplain is made on the basis of an individual grant between a school and the local community. Therefore, it is not to possible to provide this information. Not all schools have or choose to have a school chaplain service. (3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
(3) How many chaplains are provided by the Education Department to provide services to students in schools on a full-time or part-time basis? (4) What amount of funding has been allocated for this financial year for the provision of chaplain services in all government schools in Western Australia? (5) What amount of the chaplain services in government schools is funded by or donated by non-government sources? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The appointment of a school chaplain is made on the basis of an individual grant between a school and the local community. Therefore, it is not to possible to provide this information. Not all schools have or choose to have a school chaplain service. (3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
(4) What amount of funding has been allocated for this financial year for the provision of chaplain services in all government schools in Western Australia? (5) What amount of the chaplain services in government schools is funded by or donated by non-government sources? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The appointment of a school chaplain is made on the basis of an individual grant between a school and the local community. Therefore, it is not to possible to provide this information. Not all schools have or choose to have a school chaplain service. (3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
(5) What amount of the chaplain services in government schools is funded by or donated by non-government sources? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The appointment of a school chaplain is made on the basis of an individual grant between a school and the local community. Therefore, it is not to possible to provide this information. Not all schools have or choose to have a school chaplain service. (3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The appointment of a school chaplain is made on the basis of an individual grant between a school and the local community. Therefore, it is not to possible to provide this information. Not all schools have or choose to have a school chaplain service. (3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The appointment of a school chaplain is made on the basis of an individual grant between a school and the local community. Therefore, it is not to possible to provide this information. Not all schools have or choose to have a school chaplain service. (3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
(1)-(2) The appointment of a school chaplain is made on the basis of an individual grant between a school and the local community. Therefore, it is not to possible to provide this information. Not all schools have or choose to have a school chaplain service. (3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
(3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
(4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
(5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
(2) What is the average ratio of students per school-appointed chaplain in government secondary schools in Western Australia? (3) How many chaplains are provided by the Education Department to provide services to students in schools on a full-time or part-time basis? (4) What amount of funding has been allocated for this financial year for the provision of chaplain services in all government schools in Western Australia? (5) What amount of the chaplain services in government schools is funded by or donated by non-government sources? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The appointment of a school chaplain is made on the basis of an individual grant between a school and the local community. Therefore, it is not to possible to provide this information. Not all schools have or choose to have a school chaplain service. (3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
(3) How many chaplains are provided by the Education Department to provide services to students in schools on a full-time or part-time basis? (4) What amount of funding has been allocated for this financial year for the provision of chaplain services in all government schools in Western Australia? (5) What amount of the chaplain services in government schools is funded by or donated by non-government sources? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The appointment of a school chaplain is made on the basis of an individual grant between a school and the local community. Therefore, it is not to possible to provide this information. Not all schools have or choose to have a school chaplain service. (3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
(4) What amount of funding has been allocated for this financial year for the provision of chaplain services in all government schools in Western Australia? (5) What amount of the chaplain services in government schools is funded by or donated by non-government sources? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The appointment of a school chaplain is made on the basis of an individual grant between a school and the local community. Therefore, it is not to possible to provide this information. Not all schools have or choose to have a school chaplain service. (3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
(5) What amount of the chaplain services in government schools is funded by or donated by non-government sources? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The appointment of a school chaplain is made on the basis of an individual grant between a school and the local community. Therefore, it is not to possible to provide this information. Not all schools have or choose to have a school chaplain service. (3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The appointment of a school chaplain is made on the basis of an individual grant between a school and the local community. Therefore, it is not to possible to provide this information. Not all schools have or choose to have a school chaplain service. (3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The appointment of a school chaplain is made on the basis of an individual grant between a school and the local community. Therefore, it is not to possible to provide this information. Not all schools have or choose to have a school chaplain service. (3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
(1)-(2) The appointment of a school chaplain is made on the basis of an individual grant between a school and the local community. Therefore, it is not to possible to provide this information. Not all schools have or choose to have a school chaplain service. (3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
(3) The Churches Commission on Education, not the Education Department, employs chaplains in schools. However, information available to the Education Department indicates approximately 14 full-time and 72 part-time chaplains are working in government secondary schools. (4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
(4) In an agreement between the Churches Commission on Education, the Education Department and the Office of Youth Affairs, the Churches Commission on Education was provided with a grant of $250 000 this financial year to support the chaplaincy program in schools. The Education Department has provided the Churches Commission on Education with a grant of $200 000 and the Office of Youth Affairs has provided the other $50 000. (5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
(5) This information is not readily available to the Education Department.
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