WA Police attendance at public schools is tracked from 2021-2025, showing a fluctuating trend with a recent decrease. Data includes routine tasks and incidents recorded at school addresses, even if not school-related.

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12 August 2025
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(1) How many times were WA Police called to attend WA public schools in response to an incident in the school years: (a) 2025 to date; (b) 2024; (c) 2023; (d) 2022; and (e) 2021? (2) Please provide a breakdown of the answers provided in (1)(a-e), by: (a) Term 1; (b) Term 2; (c) Term 3; and (d) Term 4?

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Answered
16 September 2025
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Minister for Police
Response time
9 days
(1)
(a)   1,452 – as at 25 August 2025.
(b)   1,798
(c)   2,094
(d)   1,855
(e)   1,858
(2)
(a-d)
Term/Year
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 YTD
Term 1
364
480
536
389
597
Term 2
484
480
492
548
636
Term 3
521
438
562
441
219
Term 4
489
457
504
420
n/a
Total Year
1,858
1,855
2,094
1,798
1,452
Notes
·         Statistics include non-urgent and routine attendance tasks.
·         Statistics may include incidents relating to non-school entities where the incident was recorded against a school address.

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