Hon Sue Ellery asked the Minister for Education about the number of Western Australian public schools teaching a language other than English in 2013, 2014, and 2015. The answer reveals a decline in the number of schools offering LOTE programs.

AnsweredQoN 898Legislative Council
Asked
8 September 2015
Portfolio
Education

QuestionView source ↗

SCHOOLS — PUBLIC — LANGUAGE OTHER THAN
ENGLISH
898. Hon SUE ELLERY to the
Minister for Education:
I refer to Western Australian public schools.
(1) How many schools were teaching a language other than
English in 2015?
(2) How many schools were teaching a language other than
English in 2014?
(3) How many schools were teaching a language other than
English in 2013?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) In 2015, 377 public schools were teaching a language
other than English.
(2) In 2014, 523 public schools were teaching a language
other than English.
(3) In 2013, 507 public schools were teaching a language
other than English.

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