Dr. Constable asks about the number of Year 11 and 12 students with special needs in government schools who received educational assistant support and the FTE of those assistants over the past five years. The response provides student numbers and FTE data but states that specific year-level breakdowns are unavailable.

AnsweredQoN 1078Legislative Assembly
Asked
2 May 2006
Portfolio
Education and Training

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(1) How many Year 11 and Year 12 students with special needs attending government schools were provided with an educational assistant in each of the past five years?
(2) What was the FTEs for educational assistants employed to assist Year 11 and Year 12 students in government schools in -
(a) 2001-2002;
(b) 2002-2003;
(c) 2003-2004;
(d) 2004-2005; and
(e) 2005-2006?

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Answered
13 June 2006
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Education and Training
Response time
42 days
(b) 2002-2003; (c) 2003-2004; (d) 2004-2005; and (e) 2005-2006?
(c) 2003-2004; (d) 2004-2005; and (e) 2005-2006?
(d) 2004-2005; and (e) 2005-2006?
(e) 2005-2006?
Eligible students are those with a diagnosis within one of the indicated groups: * Global Developmental Delay (under 6 years of age); * Intellectual Disability; * Autism; * Vision Impairment; * Deaf and Hard of Hearing; * Severe Mental Health; * Physical Disability; and * Severe Medical / Health Condition. (1) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 No of Students 127 139 153 84 142 352 EA Total FTE 47.55 54.05 61.20 37.30 70.85 124.55 * As a result of the Disabilities Review, the Department has introduced a new supplementary allocative mechanism, Schools Plus, which identifies for the first time, every student requiring support to access the curriculum. The government has provided significant additional funding to support students with disabilities in public schools. (2) Schools are allocated an amount of FTE for education assistant time, as per the answer to question 1073 (2). The decision on how the FTE is deployed to support students across year cohorts is the responsibility of the school principal. Centralised figures about the allocation of education assistant time to particular year levels are not available.
* Global Developmental Delay (under 6 years of age); * Intellectual Disability; * Autism; * Vision Impairment; * Deaf and Hard of Hearing; * Severe Mental Health; * Physical Disability; and * Severe Medical / Health Condition. (1) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 No of Students 127 139 153 84 142 352 EA Total FTE 47.55 54.05 61.20 37.30 70.85 124.55 * As a result of the Disabilities Review, the Department has introduced a new supplementary allocative mechanism, Schools Plus, which identifies for the first time, every student requiring support to access the curriculum. The government has provided significant additional funding to support students with disabilities in public schools. (2) Schools are allocated an amount of FTE for education assistant time, as per the answer to question 1073 (2). The decision on how the FTE is deployed to support students across year cohorts is the responsibility of the school principal. Centralised figures about the allocation of education assistant time to particular year levels are not available.
* Intellectual Disability; * Autism; * Vision Impairment; * Deaf and Hard of Hearing; * Severe Mental Health; * Physical Disability; and * Severe Medical / Health Condition. (1) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 No of Students 127 139 153 84 142 352 EA Total FTE 47.55 54.05 61.20 37.30 70.85 124.55 * As a result of the Disabilities Review, the Department has introduced a new supplementary allocative mechanism, Schools Plus, which identifies for the first time, every student requiring support to access the curriculum. The government has provided significant additional funding to support students with disabilities in public schools. (2) Schools are allocated an amount of FTE for education assistant time, as per the answer to question 1073 (2). The decision on how the FTE is deployed to support students across year cohorts is the responsibility of the school principal. Centralised figures about the allocation of education assistant time to particular year levels are not available.
* Autism; * Vision Impairment; * Deaf and Hard of Hearing; * Severe Mental Health; * Physical Disability; and * Severe Medical / Health Condition. (1) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 No of Students 127 139 153 84 142 352 EA Total FTE 47.55 54.05 61.20 37.30 70.85 124.55 * As a result of the Disabilities Review, the Department has introduced a new supplementary allocative mechanism, Schools Plus, which identifies for the first time, every student requiring support to access the curriculum. The government has provided significant additional funding to support students with disabilities in public schools. (2) Schools are allocated an amount of FTE for education assistant time, as per the answer to question 1073 (2). The decision on how the FTE is deployed to support students across year cohorts is the responsibility of the school principal. Centralised figures about the allocation of education assistant time to particular year levels are not available.
* Vision Impairment; * Deaf and Hard of Hearing; * Severe Mental Health; * Physical Disability; and * Severe Medical / Health Condition. (1) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 No of Students 127 139 153 84 142 352 EA Total FTE 47.55 54.05 61.20 37.30 70.85 124.55 * As a result of the Disabilities Review, the Department has introduced a new supplementary allocative mechanism, Schools Plus, which identifies for the first time, every student requiring support to access the curriculum. The government has provided significant additional funding to support students with disabilities in public schools. (2) Schools are allocated an amount of FTE for education assistant time, as per the answer to question 1073 (2). The decision on how the FTE is deployed to support students across year cohorts is the responsibility of the school principal. Centralised figures about the allocation of education assistant time to particular year levels are not available.
* Deaf and Hard of Hearing; * Severe Mental Health; * Physical Disability; and * Severe Medical / Health Condition. (1) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 No of Students 127 139 153 84 142 352 EA Total FTE 47.55 54.05 61.20 37.30 70.85 124.55 * As a result of the Disabilities Review, the Department has introduced a new supplementary allocative mechanism, Schools Plus, which identifies for the first time, every student requiring support to access the curriculum. The government has provided significant additional funding to support students with disabilities in public schools. (2) Schools are allocated an amount of FTE for education assistant time, as per the answer to question 1073 (2). The decision on how the FTE is deployed to support students across year cohorts is the responsibility of the school principal. Centralised figures about the allocation of education assistant time to particular year levels are not available.
* Severe Mental Health; * Physical Disability; and * Severe Medical / Health Condition. (1) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 No of Students 127 139 153 84 142 352 EA Total FTE 47.55 54.05 61.20 37.30 70.85 124.55 * As a result of the Disabilities Review, the Department has introduced a new supplementary allocative mechanism, Schools Plus, which identifies for the first time, every student requiring support to access the curriculum. The government has provided significant additional funding to support students with disabilities in public schools. (2) Schools are allocated an amount of FTE for education assistant time, as per the answer to question 1073 (2). The decision on how the FTE is deployed to support students across year cohorts is the responsibility of the school principal. Centralised figures about the allocation of education assistant time to particular year levels are not available.
* Physical Disability; and * Severe Medical / Health Condition. (1) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 No of Students 127 139 153 84 142 352 EA Total FTE 47.55 54.05 61.20 37.30 70.85 124.55 * As a result of the Disabilities Review, the Department has introduced a new supplementary allocative mechanism, Schools Plus, which identifies for the first time, every student requiring support to access the curriculum. The government has provided significant additional funding to support students with disabilities in public schools. (2) Schools are allocated an amount of FTE for education assistant time, as per the answer to question 1073 (2). The decision on how the FTE is deployed to support students across year cohorts is the responsibility of the school principal. Centralised figures about the allocation of education assistant time to particular year levels are not available.
* Severe Medical / Health Condition. (1) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 No of Students 127 139 153 84 142 352 EA Total FTE 47.55 54.05 61.20 37.30 70.85 124.55 * As a result of the Disabilities Review, the Department has introduced a new supplementary allocative mechanism, Schools Plus, which identifies for the first time, every student requiring support to access the curriculum. The government has provided significant additional funding to support students with disabilities in public schools. (2) Schools are allocated an amount of FTE for education assistant time, as per the answer to question 1073 (2). The decision on how the FTE is deployed to support students across year cohorts is the responsibility of the school principal. Centralised figures about the allocation of education assistant time to particular year levels are not available.
(1) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 No of Students 127 139 153 84 142 352 EA Total FTE 47.55 54.05 61.20 37.30 70.85 124.55 * As a result of the Disabilities Review, the Department has introduced a new supplementary allocative mechanism, Schools Plus, which identifies for the first time, every student requiring support to access the curriculum. The government has provided significant additional funding to support students with disabilities in public schools. (2) Schools are allocated an amount of FTE for education assistant time, as per the answer to question 1073 (2). The decision on how the FTE is deployed to support students across year cohorts is the responsibility of the school principal. Centralised figures about the allocation of education assistant time to particular year levels are not available.
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 No of Students 127 139 153 84 142 352 EA Total FTE 47.55 54.05 61.20 37.30 70.85 124.55 * As a result of the Disabilities Review, the Department has introduced a new supplementary allocative mechanism, Schools Plus, which identifies for the first time, every student requiring support to access the curriculum. The government has provided significant additional funding to support students with disabilities in public schools. (2) Schools are allocated an amount of FTE for education assistant time, as per the answer to question 1073 (2). The decision on how the FTE is deployed to support students across year cohorts is the responsibility of the school principal. Centralised figures about the allocation of education assistant time to particular year levels are not available.
* As a result of the Disabilities Review, the Department has introduced a new supplementary allocative mechanism, Schools Plus, which identifies for the first time, every student requiring support to access the curriculum. The government has provided significant additional funding to support students with disabilities in public schools. (2) Schools are allocated an amount of FTE for education assistant time, as per the answer to question 1073 (2). The decision on how the FTE is deployed to support students across year cohorts is the responsibility of the school principal. Centralised figures about the allocation of education assistant time to particular year levels are not available.
(2) Schools are allocated an amount of FTE for education assistant time, as per the answer to question 1073 (2). The decision on how the FTE is deployed to support students across year cohorts is the responsibility of the school principal. Centralised figures about the allocation of education assistant time to particular year levels are not available.

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