❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding compensation claims lodged by teachers, education assistants, and principals due to violent incidents in public schools during Term 1 and Term 2 of 2024. The answer provides the number of claims lodged, including declined claims, as reported by ICWA.
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(1) How many compensation claims did WA Public School teachers lodge as a result of violent incidents in schools in Term 1, 2024? (2) What is the equivalent answer to (1) for the following categories of employees: (a) Education Assistants; and (b) Principals? (3) What is the equivalent answer to (1) and (2) for Term 2, 2024?
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Answered
14 October 2025
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
12 days
(1) - (3 )
Categories of Employees
Quarter 1
(3)
Quarter 2
(1) Teachers
38
39
(2)(a) Education Assistants
59
92
(2)(b) Principals
4
9
Data obtained from Insurance Commission of WA (ICWA) – Number of claims lodged for for Quarter 2, claim type, as at 19 August 2025 and includes declined claims. ICWA is unable to provide detail of accepted versus declined claims.
Categories of Employees
Quarter 1
(3)
Quarter 2
(1) Teachers
38
39
(2)(a) Education Assistants
59
92
(2)(b) Principals
4
9
Data obtained from Insurance Commission of WA (ICWA) – Number of claims lodged for for Quarter 2, claim type, as at 19 August 2025 and includes declined claims. ICWA is unable to provide detail of accepted versus declined claims.
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