Hon Donna Faragher asked the Minister for Education to list approved specialist programs in WA public schools and provide enrolment numbers for 2021-2023. The Minister provided a list but stated enrolment data is not centrally recorded.

AnsweredQoN 1948Legislative Council
Asked
13 March 2024
Portfolio
Education

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I refer to approved specialist programs at schools in Western Australia, and I ask: (a) please list all approved specialist programs being offered in Western Australian public schools; and (b) for each program listed in (a), how many students were enrolled in the following years: (i) 2021; (ii) 2022; and (iii) 2023?

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Answered
16 April 2024
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Education
Response time
5 days
a)      I table the attached document ‘Approved Specialist Programs in Public Schools’. This does not include gifted and talented programs.
b)      Data is not available. Student enrolments in approved specialist programs are not recorded centrally by the Department of Education.

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