❓ Hon Sue Ellery questions the Minister for Education about adding years 11 and 12 to Kinross College and the potential disadvantages of the current 7-10 structure. The Minister responds that there are no plans to add senior years and discusses the transition to Mindarie Senior College.
AnsweredQoN 532Legislative Council
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KINROSS COLLEGE — YEARS
7–10
532. Hon SUE
ELLERY to the Minister for Education:
I
refer to Kinross College.
(1)
Are there plans to add years 11 and 12 to make Kinross College a full secondary
school?
(2)
What educational disadvantages have been identified about the school being a years
7–10 school?
(3)
What expenditure would it need to take the additional senior years?
(4)
What impact would that have on local secondary schools?
7–10
532. Hon SUE
ELLERY to the Minister for Education:
I
refer to Kinross College.
(1)
Are there plans to add years 11 and 12 to make Kinross College a full secondary
school?
(2)
What educational disadvantages have been identified about the school being a years
7–10 school?
(3)
What expenditure would it need to take the additional senior years?
(4)
What impact would that have on local secondary schools?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) No. In the 2016–17 budget, $4.5 million
was allocated for facilities upgrades at Kinross College. This will provide
refurbished administration, student services and staff areas. It also includes
upgrades to classrooms and specialist facilities. I could go on about that, but
I will not; I will just answer the question. In essence, that was a misguided
notion that all the students were going to be taught in the one area, almost
like a gymnasium. I could not believe it when I first heard it.
Hon Ken Travers : Who was the minister back then?
Hon PETER COLLIER : It was Mr Carpenter, I think, in 2004.
Hon Ken Travers : Planning started before that!
Hon PETER COLLIER : No, it was 2004. I can
assure the member that it was 2004 when it opened in Cape Naturaliste and in
Kinross. Why on earth they did that is beyond me. From a pedagogical
perspective it was flawed.
(2) The transition point at the completion of year 10
can be seen as a disadvantage to students. In the case of Kinross College, the
impact of the transition is minimised through collaboration with Mindarie Senior
College, which provides years 11 and 12 education programs for students from
the same local intake area.
(3)
Not applicable.
(4) Enrolments at Mindarie Senior College and
possibly Clarkson Community High School would decrease if Kinross College
enrolled years 11 and 12 students.
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) No. In the 2016–17 budget, $4.5 million
was allocated for facilities upgrades at Kinross College. This will provide
refurbished administration, student services and staff areas. It also includes
upgrades to classrooms and specialist facilities. I could go on about that, but
I will not; I will just answer the question. In essence, that was a misguided
notion that all the students were going to be taught in the one area, almost
like a gymnasium. I could not believe it when I first heard it.
Hon Ken Travers : Who was the minister back then?
Hon PETER COLLIER : It was Mr Carpenter, I think, in 2004.
Hon Ken Travers : Planning started before that!
Hon PETER COLLIER : No, it was 2004. I can
assure the member that it was 2004 when it opened in Cape Naturaliste and in
Kinross. Why on earth they did that is beyond me. From a pedagogical
perspective it was flawed.
(2) The transition point at the completion of year 10
can be seen as a disadvantage to students. In the case of Kinross College, the
impact of the transition is minimised through collaboration with Mindarie Senior
College, which provides years 11 and 12 education programs for students from
the same local intake area.
(3)
Not applicable.
(4) Enrolments at Mindarie Senior College and
possibly Clarkson Community High School would decrease if Kinross College
enrolled years 11 and 12 students.
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