❓ Mr. Wyatt inquires about the number, staffing, funding, and operational details of Education Support Units in WA government schools. The response indicates that the Department of Education no longer maintains central records of these units, as they were discontinued in 2006, and any current units are local school arrangements.
AnsweredQoN 6573Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many Education Support Units at Government schools are there in Western Australia and at what schools are they located?
(2) For each Education Support Unit listed in (1):
(a) when was the Education Support Unit established;
(b) how many FTE teachers and headcount of teachers are employed;
(c) how many FTE teacher assistants and headcount of teacher assistants are employed;
(d) how many other staff (FTE and headcount) are employed and what is the job title for each of these extra staff;
(e) how many students are there in the Education Support Unit;
(f) what is the operating budget for the Education Support Unit;
(g) what funding is allocated to the school’s budget for the operation of the Education Support Unit; and
(h) if the Unit is within an Independent Public School, does the Department require that the Unit’s operating budget be quarantined within the school’s one-line budget and if not, what provision is made to ensure the Unit’s operating budget is not decreased?
(3) What staffing criteria or formula is used for Education Support Units to determine:
(a) the number of teachers employed;
(b) the number of teacher assistants employed; and
(c) the number of other staff employed?
(2) For each Education Support Unit listed in (1):
(a) when was the Education Support Unit established;
(b) how many FTE teachers and headcount of teachers are employed;
(c) how many FTE teacher assistants and headcount of teacher assistants are employed;
(d) how many other staff (FTE and headcount) are employed and what is the job title for each of these extra staff;
(e) how many students are there in the Education Support Unit;
(f) what is the operating budget for the Education Support Unit;
(g) what funding is allocated to the school’s budget for the operation of the Education Support Unit; and
(h) if the Unit is within an Independent Public School, does the Department require that the Unit’s operating budget be quarantined within the school’s one-line budget and if not, what provision is made to ensure the Unit’s operating budget is not decreased?
(3) What staffing criteria or formula is used for Education Support Units to determine:
(a) the number of teachers employed;
(b) the number of teacher assistants employed; and
(c) the number of other staff employed?
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Answered
1 December 2011
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
30 days
(1) There are no government schools with an Education Support Unit.
In the past, Education Support Units for students with disability were located in selected primary and secondary schools. These Education Support Units ceased in 2006.
Some primary and secondary schools have decided to establish a discrete class of students with disability and opted to call these an education support unit. The Department does not maintain a central record of these local school arrangements.
(2)(a)-(3)(c) Not applicable.
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In the past, Education Support Units for students with disability were located in selected primary and secondary schools. These Education Support Units ceased in 2006.
Some primary and secondary schools have decided to establish a discrete class of students with disability and opted to call these an education support unit. The Department does not maintain a central record of these local school arrangements.
(2)(a)-(3)(c) Not applicable.
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