❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks the Minister for Education about the current state of computer coding education in WA public schools, the timeline for comprehensive introduction, funding, and teacher training. The Minister acknowledges the question but requires time to gather the information from individual schools.
AnsweredQoN 1379Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SCHOOLS —
PUBLIC — COMPUTER CODING
1379. Hon SUE ELLERY to the
Minister for Education:
(1) Is the
Department of Education able to ascertain which public schools are currently
teaching computer coding, and to what extent; and, if so, would the minister
please table that information?
(2) When will computer coding be comprehensively introduced
to Western Australian public schools?
(3) How will the rollout be paid for?
(4) Will teachers receive professional learning?
PUBLIC — COMPUTER CODING
1379. Hon SUE ELLERY to the
Minister for Education:
(1) Is the
Department of Education able to ascertain which public schools are currently
teaching computer coding, and to what extent; and, if so, would the minister
please table that information?
(2) When will computer coding be comprehensively introduced
to Western Australian public schools?
(3) How will the rollout be paid for?
(4) Will teachers receive professional learning?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question.
I cannot provide the information today. I will provide the
information as soon as possible; however, having said that, apparently it will
take a fair bit of time, because we specifically have to go to each school. We
are going to try to get it by next Thursday when we will potentially rise; and,
if we do not have it by next Thursday, I will provide the information to the
honourable member out of session and I will then table the information when
Parliament sits again. But, ideally, I will have that information by next
Thursday.
some notice of this question.
I cannot provide the information today. I will provide the
information as soon as possible; however, having said that, apparently it will
take a fair bit of time, because we specifically have to go to each school. We
are going to try to get it by next Thursday when we will potentially rise; and,
if we do not have it by next Thursday, I will provide the information to the
honourable member out of session and I will then table the information when
Parliament sits again. But, ideally, I will have that information by next
Thursday.
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