❓ Hon. Colin de Grussa asks the Minister for Education and Training about agricultural college applications, enrolment caps, and reasons for declining students. The Minister provides detailed data in tabular form incorporated into Hansard.
AnsweredQoN 770Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
AGRICULTURE COLLEGES
770. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to agricultural college
student applications.
(1) Please
provide the following data for each individual agricultural college for the
years 2019 and 2020.
(a) How many
applications were received?
(b) How many
prospective students made it to interview?
(c) How many
applicants were declined enrolment?
(2) Are student
numbers capped at each college; and, if yes, what is the cap for the years 2020
and 2021 at each college?
(3) What were the reasons
prospective students are declined entry to agricultural colleges?
770. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to agricultural college
student applications.
(1) Please
provide the following data for each individual agricultural college for the
years 2019 and 2020.
(a) How many
applications were received?
(b) How many
prospective students made it to interview?
(c) How many
applicants were declined enrolment?
(2) Are student
numbers capped at each college; and, if yes, what is the cap for the years 2020
and 2021 at each college?
(3) What were the reasons
prospective students are declined entry to agricultural colleges?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The answer is
set out in tabular form by each college and for the two years requested. I seek
leave to have that table incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted.
The following material was incorporated
—
WA
College of Agriculture – Cunderdin
2019
2020
(a)
Applications received
128
119
(b)
Prospective students interviewed
102
89
(c)
Applicants declined
8
2
WA
College of Agriculture – Denmark
2019
2020
(a)
Applications received
84
67
(c)
Prospective students interviewed
74
67
(c)
Applicants declined
9
0
WA
College of Agriculture – Harvey
2019
2020
(a)
Applications received
122
135
(b)
Prospective students interviewed
109
116
(c) Applicants
declined
23
29
WA
College of Agriculture – Morawa
2019
2020
(a)
Applications received
48
42
(b)
Prospective students interviewed
19
31
(c)
Applicants declined
0
0
WA
College of Agriculture – Narrogin
2019
2020
(a)
Applications received
66
94
(b)
Prospective students interviewed
66
94
(c)
Applicants declined
13
17
(2) Each
college has an overall cap on student numbers determined by the capacity of the
farm enterprises to deliver appropriate educational experience for students.
There is also a cap on the number of boarders determined by the number of available
beds. The number of day students will vary depending on the number of boarders
enrolled. The answer contains another table. I seek leave to have that
incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted.
The following material was
incorporated —
Overall cap
Boarding cap
WACOA – Cunderdin
142
142
WACOA – Denmark
140
96
WACOA – Harvey
178
128
WACOA – Morawa
100
72
WACOA – Narrogin
172
128
(3) The first
criterion is availability of places. Subsequently, students are selected on the
basis of their interest in agricultural education and their past behavioural
record and, if boarding, their suitability for living in a residential
environment.
some notice of the question.
(1) The answer is
set out in tabular form by each college and for the two years requested. I seek
leave to have that table incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted.
The following material was incorporated
—
WA
College of Agriculture – Cunderdin
2019
2020
(a)
Applications received
128
119
(b)
Prospective students interviewed
102
89
(c)
Applicants declined
8
2
WA
College of Agriculture – Denmark
2019
2020
(a)
Applications received
84
67
(c)
Prospective students interviewed
74
67
(c)
Applicants declined
9
0
WA
College of Agriculture – Harvey
2019
2020
(a)
Applications received
122
135
(b)
Prospective students interviewed
109
116
(c) Applicants
declined
23
29
WA
College of Agriculture – Morawa
2019
2020
(a)
Applications received
48
42
(b)
Prospective students interviewed
19
31
(c)
Applicants declined
0
0
WA
College of Agriculture – Narrogin
2019
2020
(a)
Applications received
66
94
(b)
Prospective students interviewed
66
94
(c)
Applicants declined
13
17
(2) Each
college has an overall cap on student numbers determined by the capacity of the
farm enterprises to deliver appropriate educational experience for students.
There is also a cap on the number of boarders determined by the number of available
beds. The number of day students will vary depending on the number of boarders
enrolled. The answer contains another table. I seek leave to have that
incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted.
The following material was
incorporated —
Overall cap
Boarding cap
WACOA – Cunderdin
142
142
WACOA – Denmark
140
96
WACOA – Harvey
178
128
WACOA – Morawa
100
72
WACOA – Narrogin
172
128
(3) The first
criterion is availability of places. Subsequently, students are selected on the
basis of their interest in agricultural education and their past behavioural
record and, if boarding, their suitability for living in a residential
environment.
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