❓ Hon Stephen Dawson asks about the number of schools employing additional staff to improve attendance in 2011 and 2012, and how many were in the Mining and Pastoral Region. The Minister's response details the role of attendance officers and school-level decision-making, but doesn't provide specific numbers.
AnsweredQoN 106Legislative Council
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EDUCATION —
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
106. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the Minister for Education:
(1) How many schools employed additional staff to improve
attendance in 2011 and 2012?
(2) How many of these schools were in the Mining and Pastoral
Region?
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
106. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the Minister for Education:
(1) How many schools employed additional staff to improve
attendance in 2011 and 2012?
(2) How many of these schools were in the Mining and Pastoral
Region?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question, and congratulate him on his election and first question.
(1) As at 30
April 2013, there were 196 badged attendance officers legally authorised to
stop, detain and question truanting or absent students during school hours.
Student attendance is the
responsibility of all staff. Any staff performing duties specific to student
attendance will be undertaking that role within the school's overall
resourcing allocation. Schools are also provided with supplementary funding and
make decisions about how to best meet the specific attendance needs of their
students. While this may include employing additional attendance officers, as
these are school level decisions, details regarding the specific location and
nature of these roles are not held centrally. Education regional office staff
provide consultancy advice and support to schools on attendance issues. The
range and types of service are commensurate with the unique needs of schools and
networks in the region.
(2) Not applicable.
question, and congratulate him on his election and first question.
(1) As at 30
April 2013, there were 196 badged attendance officers legally authorised to
stop, detain and question truanting or absent students during school hours.
Student attendance is the
responsibility of all staff. Any staff performing duties specific to student
attendance will be undertaking that role within the school's overall
resourcing allocation. Schools are also provided with supplementary funding and
make decisions about how to best meet the specific attendance needs of their
students. While this may include employing additional attendance officers, as
these are school level decisions, details regarding the specific location and
nature of these roles are not held centrally. Education regional office staff
provide consultancy advice and support to schools on attendance issues. The
range and types of service are commensurate with the unique needs of schools and
networks in the region.
(2) Not applicable.
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