❓ Mr. Miles asks for an update on the Independent Public Schools reform in the Wanneroo electorate. Dr. Constable provides a positive update, highlighting the initiative's success, widespread support, and national leadership.
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INDEPENDENT PUBLIC SCHOOLS — REFORM
In the Wanneroo electorate there are five independent public schools. Will the minister please provide to the house an update on the progress of this government’s landmark independent public school reforms? Dr E. CONSTABLE
In the Wanneroo electorate there are five independent public schools. Will the minister please provide to the house an update on the progress of this government’s landmark independent public school reforms? Dr E. CONSTABLE
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I am delighted to answer the member for Wanneroo’s question, and commend him for his great interest in the area of empowering our public schools and giving more autonomy to principals and school councils. The independent public schools initiative is the centrepiece of our policy to empower school communities to make the best decisions they can for the children in those schools. This initiative is gathering momentum. In the first intake 106 expressions of interest were received and 134 in the second intake. There have been 240 expressions of interest over the two intakes with a total of 98 schools now participating in the independent public schools initiative. The response of schools has been far greater than I expected it to be. Among school leaders the notion of being able to lead their schools and to make decisions more quickly than the bureaucracy has been able to in the past has been very engaging for them. It has enthused many of our fine educators in the public school system. In the most recent intake of 64 schools, 16 of them are in regional areas and 48 in the metropolitan area. They stretch from Port Hedland in the north to Albany in the south. There are two schools in Kalgoorlie, one of which I visited last week, O’Connor Primary School. On the coast there are Dunsborough and Geographe primary schools. Schools of all different types spread across the state are participating. I am really pleased that quite a large number of education support centres have taken up this initiative, which I think will be very important, through their council and their leadership, for the communities around those ed support centres to be very close to the decisions made for those students. District high schools, senior high schools, primary schools and others have joined that group in this intake. One of the most exciting parts of the initiative has been the formation of clusters of schools. Several clusters have been formally established through this system, while at the same time many more informal groupings and networks of schools are working together. In the south metropolitan excellent schools in a cluster are working to provide the best possible range of subjects they possibly can for their students and to synchronise their timetables to give more choices, especially in the senior years in high schools. These schools are relishing the fact that this policy has not only cut bureaucracy but is also allowing them to choose their own staff, which is very important in tailoring staff to the schools’ needs. Most importantly and most interestingly has been the support across the political spectrum. I have received letters from members opposite, from members on this side of the house and from federal members around the state encouraging this initiative and supporting schools in their electorates. Support and interest has also come from interstate. Recently the South Australian Minister for Education visited Ashdale Secondary College with me, one of the independent public schools. As we walked out Hon Jay Weatherill said, “I think this initiative is going to answer all my problems in South Australia.” Of course, we know that our somewhat light-fingered Prime Minister has also taken this on as her initiative and has been singing its praises. All in all, Western Australia is leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative. The Premier was with me last Tuesday at the launch of the induction program for the latest intake and was highly impressed with those people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara and member for Victoria Park, you have opportunities in this place to make contributions in various ways. I prefer that you ask questions. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: I am delighted to answer the member for Wanneroo’s question, and commend him for his great interest in the area of empowering our public schools and giving more autonomy to principals and school councils. The independent public schools initiative is the centrepiece of our policy to empower school communities to make the best decisions they can for the children in those schools. This initiative is gathering momentum. In the first intake 106 expressions of interest were received and 134 in the second intake. There have been 240 expressions of interest over the two intakes with a total of 98 schools now participating in the independent public schools initiative. The response of schools has been far greater than I expected it to be. Among school leaders the notion of being able to lead their schools and to make decisions more quickly than the bureaucracy has been able to in the past has been very engaging for them. It has enthused many of our fine educators in the public school system. In the most recent intake of 64 schools, 16 of them are in regional areas and 48 in the metropolitan area. They stretch from Port Hedland in the north to Albany in the south. There are two schools in Kalgoorlie, one of which I visited last week, O’Connor Primary School. On the coast there are Dunsborough and Geographe primary schools. Schools of all different types spread across the state are participating. I am really pleased that quite a large number of education support centres have taken up this initiative, which I think will be very important, through their council and their leadership, for the communities around those ed support centres to be very close to the decisions made for those students. District high schools, senior high schools, primary schools and others have joined that group in this intake. One of the most exciting parts of the initiative has been the formation of clusters of schools. Several clusters have been formally established through this system, while at the same time many more informal groupings and networks of schools are working together. In the south metropolitan excellent schools in a cluster are working to provide the best possible range of subjects they possibly can for their students and to synchronise their timetables to give more choices, especially in the senior years in high schools. These schools are relishing the fact that this policy has not only cut bureaucracy but is also allowing them to choose their own staff, which is very important in tailoring staff to the schools’ needs. Most importantly and most interestingly has been the support across the political spectrum. I have received letters from members opposite, from members on this side of the house and from federal members around the state encouraging this initiative and supporting schools in their electorates. Support and interest has also come from interstate. Recently the South Australian Minister for Education visited Ashdale Secondary College with me, one of the independent public schools. As we walked out Hon Jay Weatherill said, “I think this initiative is going to answer all my problems in South Australia.” Of course, we know that our somewhat light-fingered Prime Minister has also taken this on as her initiative and has been singing its praises. All in all, Western Australia is leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative. The Premier was with me last Tuesday at the launch of the induction program for the latest intake and was highly impressed with those people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara and member for Victoria Park, you have opportunities in this place to make contributions in various ways. I prefer that you ask questions. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
I am delighted to answer the member for Wanneroo’s question, and commend him for his great interest in the area of empowering our public schools and giving more autonomy to principals and school councils. The independent public schools initiative is the centrepiece of our policy to empower school communities to make the best decisions they can for the children in those schools. This initiative is gathering momentum. In the first intake 106 expressions of interest were received and 134 in the second intake. There have been 240 expressions of interest over the two intakes with a total of 98 schools now participating in the independent public schools initiative. The response of schools has been far greater than I expected it to be. Among school leaders the notion of being able to lead their schools and to make decisions more quickly than the bureaucracy has been able to in the past has been very engaging for them. It has enthused many of our fine educators in the public school system. In the most recent intake of 64 schools, 16 of them are in regional areas and 48 in the metropolitan area. They stretch from Port Hedland in the north to Albany in the south. There are two schools in Kalgoorlie, one of which I visited last week, O’Connor Primary School. On the coast there are Dunsborough and Geographe primary schools. Schools of all different types spread across the state are participating. I am really pleased that quite a large number of education support centres have taken up this initiative, which I think will be very important, through their council and their leadership, for the communities around those ed support centres to be very close to the decisions made for those students. District high schools, senior high schools, primary schools and others have joined that group in this intake. One of the most exciting parts of the initiative has been the formation of clusters of schools. Several clusters have been formally established through this system, while at the same time many more informal groupings and networks of schools are working together. In the south metropolitan excellent schools in a cluster are working to provide the best possible range of subjects they possibly can for their students and to synchronise their timetables to give more choices, especially in the senior years in high schools. These schools are relishing the fact that this policy has not only cut bureaucracy but is also allowing them to choose their own staff, which is very important in tailoring staff to the schools’ needs. Most importantly and most interestingly has been the support across the political spectrum. I have received letters from members opposite, from members on this side of the house and from federal members around the state encouraging this initiative and supporting schools in their electorates. Support and interest has also come from interstate. Recently the South Australian Minister for Education visited Ashdale Secondary College with me, one of the independent public schools. As we walked out Hon Jay Weatherill said, “I think this initiative is going to answer all my problems in South Australia.” Of course, we know that our somewhat light-fingered Prime Minister has also taken this on as her initiative and has been singing its praises. All in all, Western Australia is leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative. The Premier was with me last Tuesday at the launch of the induction program for the latest intake and was highly impressed with those people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara and member for Victoria Park, you have opportunities in this place to make contributions in various ways. I prefer that you ask questions. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
In the most recent intake of 64 schools, 16 of them are in regional areas and 48 in the metropolitan area. They stretch from Port Hedland in the north to Albany in the south. There are two schools in Kalgoorlie, one of which I visited last week, O’Connor Primary School. On the coast there are Dunsborough and Geographe primary schools. Schools of all different types spread across the state are participating. I am really pleased that quite a large number of education support centres have taken up this initiative, which I think will be very important, through their council and their leadership, for the communities around those ed support centres to be very close to the decisions made for those students. District high schools, senior high schools, primary schools and others have joined that group in this intake. One of the most exciting parts of the initiative has been the formation of clusters of schools. Several clusters have been formally established through this system, while at the same time many more informal groupings and networks of schools are working together. In the south metropolitan excellent schools in a cluster are working to provide the best possible range of subjects they possibly can for their students and to synchronise their timetables to give more choices, especially in the senior years in high schools. These schools are relishing the fact that this policy has not only cut bureaucracy but is also allowing them to choose their own staff, which is very important in tailoring staff to the schools’ needs. Most importantly and most interestingly has been the support across the political spectrum. I have received letters from members opposite, from members on this side of the house and from federal members around the state encouraging this initiative and supporting schools in their electorates. Support and interest has also come from interstate. Recently the South Australian Minister for Education visited Ashdale Secondary College with me, one of the independent public schools. As we walked out Hon Jay Weatherill said, “I think this initiative is going to answer all my problems in South Australia.” Of course, we know that our somewhat light-fingered Prime Minister has also taken this on as her initiative and has been singing its praises. All in all, Western Australia is leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative. The Premier was with me last Tuesday at the launch of the induction program for the latest intake and was highly impressed with those people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara and member for Victoria Park, you have opportunities in this place to make contributions in various ways. I prefer that you ask questions. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
One of the most exciting parts of the initiative has been the formation of clusters of schools. Several clusters have been formally established through this system, while at the same time many more informal groupings and networks of schools are working together. In the south metropolitan excellent schools in a cluster are working to provide the best possible range of subjects they possibly can for their students and to synchronise their timetables to give more choices, especially in the senior years in high schools. These schools are relishing the fact that this policy has not only cut bureaucracy but is also allowing them to choose their own staff, which is very important in tailoring staff to the schools’ needs. Most importantly and most interestingly has been the support across the political spectrum. I have received letters from members opposite, from members on this side of the house and from federal members around the state encouraging this initiative and supporting schools in their electorates. Support and interest has also come from interstate. Recently the South Australian Minister for Education visited Ashdale Secondary College with me, one of the independent public schools. As we walked out Hon Jay Weatherill said, “I think this initiative is going to answer all my problems in South Australia.” Of course, we know that our somewhat light-fingered Prime Minister has also taken this on as her initiative and has been singing its praises. All in all, Western Australia is leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative. The Premier was with me last Tuesday at the launch of the induction program for the latest intake and was highly impressed with those people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara and member for Victoria Park, you have opportunities in this place to make contributions in various ways. I prefer that you ask questions. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
Most importantly and most interestingly has been the support across the political spectrum. I have received letters from members opposite, from members on this side of the house and from federal members around the state encouraging this initiative and supporting schools in their electorates. Support and interest has also come from interstate. Recently the South Australian Minister for Education visited Ashdale Secondary College with me, one of the independent public schools. As we walked out Hon Jay Weatherill said, “I think this initiative is going to answer all my problems in South Australia.” Of course, we know that our somewhat light-fingered Prime Minister has also taken this on as her initiative and has been singing its praises. All in all, Western Australia is leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative. The Premier was with me last Tuesday at the launch of the induction program for the latest intake and was highly impressed with those people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara and member for Victoria Park, you have opportunities in this place to make contributions in various ways. I prefer that you ask questions. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara and member for Victoria Park, you have opportunities in this place to make contributions in various ways. I prefer that you ask questions. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara and member for Victoria Park, you have opportunities in this place to make contributions in various ways. I prefer that you ask questions. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: I am delighted to answer the member for Wanneroo’s question, and commend him for his great interest in the area of empowering our public schools and giving more autonomy to principals and school councils. The independent public schools initiative is the centrepiece of our policy to empower school communities to make the best decisions they can for the children in those schools. This initiative is gathering momentum. In the first intake 106 expressions of interest were received and 134 in the second intake. There have been 240 expressions of interest over the two intakes with a total of 98 schools now participating in the independent public schools initiative. The response of schools has been far greater than I expected it to be. Among school leaders the notion of being able to lead their schools and to make decisions more quickly than the bureaucracy has been able to in the past has been very engaging for them. It has enthused many of our fine educators in the public school system. In the most recent intake of 64 schools, 16 of them are in regional areas and 48 in the metropolitan area. They stretch from Port Hedland in the north to Albany in the south. There are two schools in Kalgoorlie, one of which I visited last week, O’Connor Primary School. On the coast there are Dunsborough and Geographe primary schools. Schools of all different types spread across the state are participating. I am really pleased that quite a large number of education support centres have taken up this initiative, which I think will be very important, through their council and their leadership, for the communities around those ed support centres to be very close to the decisions made for those students. District high schools, senior high schools, primary schools and others have joined that group in this intake. One of the most exciting parts of the initiative has been the formation of clusters of schools. Several clusters have been formally established through this system, while at the same time many more informal groupings and networks of schools are working together. In the south metropolitan excellent schools in a cluster are working to provide the best possible range of subjects they possibly can for their students and to synchronise their timetables to give more choices, especially in the senior years in high schools. These schools are relishing the fact that this policy has not only cut bureaucracy but is also allowing them to choose their own staff, which is very important in tailoring staff to the schools’ needs. Most importantly and most interestingly has been the support across the political spectrum. I have received letters from members opposite, from members on this side of the house and from federal members around the state encouraging this initiative and supporting schools in their electorates. Support and interest has also come from interstate. Recently the South Australian Minister for Education visited Ashdale Secondary College with me, one of the independent public schools. As we walked out Hon Jay Weatherill said, “I think this initiative is going to answer all my problems in South Australia.” Of course, we know that our somewhat light-fingered Prime Minister has also taken this on as her initiative and has been singing its praises. All in all, Western Australia is leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative. The Premier was with me last Tuesday at the launch of the induction program for the latest intake and was highly impressed with those people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara and member for Victoria Park, you have opportunities in this place to make contributions in various ways. I prefer that you ask questions. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
I am delighted to answer the member for Wanneroo’s question, and commend him for his great interest in the area of empowering our public schools and giving more autonomy to principals and school councils. The independent public schools initiative is the centrepiece of our policy to empower school communities to make the best decisions they can for the children in those schools. This initiative is gathering momentum. In the first intake 106 expressions of interest were received and 134 in the second intake. There have been 240 expressions of interest over the two intakes with a total of 98 schools now participating in the independent public schools initiative. The response of schools has been far greater than I expected it to be. Among school leaders the notion of being able to lead their schools and to make decisions more quickly than the bureaucracy has been able to in the past has been very engaging for them. It has enthused many of our fine educators in the public school system. In the most recent intake of 64 schools, 16 of them are in regional areas and 48 in the metropolitan area. They stretch from Port Hedland in the north to Albany in the south. There are two schools in Kalgoorlie, one of which I visited last week, O’Connor Primary School. On the coast there are Dunsborough and Geographe primary schools. Schools of all different types spread across the state are participating. I am really pleased that quite a large number of education support centres have taken up this initiative, which I think will be very important, through their council and their leadership, for the communities around those ed support centres to be very close to the decisions made for those students. District high schools, senior high schools, primary schools and others have joined that group in this intake. One of the most exciting parts of the initiative has been the formation of clusters of schools. Several clusters have been formally established through this system, while at the same time many more informal groupings and networks of schools are working together. In the south metropolitan excellent schools in a cluster are working to provide the best possible range of subjects they possibly can for their students and to synchronise their timetables to give more choices, especially in the senior years in high schools. These schools are relishing the fact that this policy has not only cut bureaucracy but is also allowing them to choose their own staff, which is very important in tailoring staff to the schools’ needs. Most importantly and most interestingly has been the support across the political spectrum. I have received letters from members opposite, from members on this side of the house and from federal members around the state encouraging this initiative and supporting schools in their electorates. Support and interest has also come from interstate. Recently the South Australian Minister for Education visited Ashdale Secondary College with me, one of the independent public schools. As we walked out Hon Jay Weatherill said, “I think this initiative is going to answer all my problems in South Australia.” Of course, we know that our somewhat light-fingered Prime Minister has also taken this on as her initiative and has been singing its praises. All in all, Western Australia is leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative. The Premier was with me last Tuesday at the launch of the induction program for the latest intake and was highly impressed with those people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara and member for Victoria Park, you have opportunities in this place to make contributions in various ways. I prefer that you ask questions. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
In the most recent intake of 64 schools, 16 of them are in regional areas and 48 in the metropolitan area. They stretch from Port Hedland in the north to Albany in the south. There are two schools in Kalgoorlie, one of which I visited last week, O’Connor Primary School. On the coast there are Dunsborough and Geographe primary schools. Schools of all different types spread across the state are participating. I am really pleased that quite a large number of education support centres have taken up this initiative, which I think will be very important, through their council and their leadership, for the communities around those ed support centres to be very close to the decisions made for those students. District high schools, senior high schools, primary schools and others have joined that group in this intake. One of the most exciting parts of the initiative has been the formation of clusters of schools. Several clusters have been formally established through this system, while at the same time many more informal groupings and networks of schools are working together. In the south metropolitan excellent schools in a cluster are working to provide the best possible range of subjects they possibly can for their students and to synchronise their timetables to give more choices, especially in the senior years in high schools. These schools are relishing the fact that this policy has not only cut bureaucracy but is also allowing them to choose their own staff, which is very important in tailoring staff to the schools’ needs. Most importantly and most interestingly has been the support across the political spectrum. I have received letters from members opposite, from members on this side of the house and from federal members around the state encouraging this initiative and supporting schools in their electorates. Support and interest has also come from interstate. Recently the South Australian Minister for Education visited Ashdale Secondary College with me, one of the independent public schools. As we walked out Hon Jay Weatherill said, “I think this initiative is going to answer all my problems in South Australia.” Of course, we know that our somewhat light-fingered Prime Minister has also taken this on as her initiative and has been singing its praises. All in all, Western Australia is leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative. The Premier was with me last Tuesday at the launch of the induction program for the latest intake and was highly impressed with those people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara and member for Victoria Park, you have opportunities in this place to make contributions in various ways. I prefer that you ask questions. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
One of the most exciting parts of the initiative has been the formation of clusters of schools. Several clusters have been formally established through this system, while at the same time many more informal groupings and networks of schools are working together. In the south metropolitan excellent schools in a cluster are working to provide the best possible range of subjects they possibly can for their students and to synchronise their timetables to give more choices, especially in the senior years in high schools. These schools are relishing the fact that this policy has not only cut bureaucracy but is also allowing them to choose their own staff, which is very important in tailoring staff to the schools’ needs. Most importantly and most interestingly has been the support across the political spectrum. I have received letters from members opposite, from members on this side of the house and from federal members around the state encouraging this initiative and supporting schools in their electorates. Support and interest has also come from interstate. Recently the South Australian Minister for Education visited Ashdale Secondary College with me, one of the independent public schools. As we walked out Hon Jay Weatherill said, “I think this initiative is going to answer all my problems in South Australia.” Of course, we know that our somewhat light-fingered Prime Minister has also taken this on as her initiative and has been singing its praises. All in all, Western Australia is leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative. The Premier was with me last Tuesday at the launch of the induction program for the latest intake and was highly impressed with those people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara and member for Victoria Park, you have opportunities in this place to make contributions in various ways. I prefer that you ask questions. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
Most importantly and most interestingly has been the support across the political spectrum. I have received letters from members opposite, from members on this side of the house and from federal members around the state encouraging this initiative and supporting schools in their electorates. Support and interest has also come from interstate. Recently the South Australian Minister for Education visited Ashdale Secondary College with me, one of the independent public schools. As we walked out Hon Jay Weatherill said, “I think this initiative is going to answer all my problems in South Australia.” Of course, we know that our somewhat light-fingered Prime Minister has also taken this on as her initiative and has been singing its praises. All in all, Western Australia is leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative. The Premier was with me last Tuesday at the launch of the induction program for the latest intake and was highly impressed with those people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara and member for Victoria Park, you have opportunities in this place to make contributions in various ways. I prefer that you ask questions. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara and member for Victoria Park, you have opportunities in this place to make contributions in various ways. I prefer that you ask questions. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
The SPEAKER : Member for Pilbara and member for Victoria Park, you have opportunities in this place to make contributions in various ways. I prefer that you ask questions. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : Just to finish, Western Australia is clearly leading the nation with its independent public schools initiative and the view that it is very important to empower local school communities to do the very best they can for students in their schools.
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