❓ This parliamentary question seeks data on the number of WA public schools teaching Languages Other Than English (LOTE) in 2010, 2012, and 2015, and inquires about funding cuts to Japanese language programs.
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I refer to all Western Australian public schools, and I ask: (a) how many schools were teaching a language other than English (LOTE) in 2010; (b) how many schools were teaching a LOTE in 2012; (c) how many schools are teaching a LOTE in 2015; and (d) has funding to Japanese languages been cut from central office?
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Answered
20 May 2015
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
29 days
(a) 643
(b) 544
(c) Data about the number of public schools teaching a language in 2015 is yet to be collected. This occurs via the Semester 2 student census in August.
(d) No. However supplementary funding from the Japan Foundation will no longer be provided after July 2015. Their funding is considered development funding, intended as a short-term injection of funds to help promote and build capacity in the teaching and learning of Japanese. The Department will continue to support teachers of Japanese after July 2015 through Language Teacher Development Schools and the
Key Language Leaders
program.
(b) 544
(c) Data about the number of public schools teaching a language in 2015 is yet to be collected. This occurs via the Semester 2 student census in August.
(d) No. However supplementary funding from the Japan Foundation will no longer be provided after July 2015. Their funding is considered development funding, intended as a short-term injection of funds to help promote and build capacity in the teaching and learning of Japanese. The Department will continue to support teachers of Japanese after July 2015 through Language Teacher Development Schools and the
Key Language Leaders
program.
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