❓ Hon Adele Farina, on behalf of Hon Helen Bullock, asks the Minister for Education about the operation, budget, and future of behaviour management centres. The Minister confirms the locations of 13 centres and states there are no current plans for closures.
AnsweredQoN 778Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
EDUCATION — BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT CENTRES
1. 778. Hon ADELE FARINA to the Minister for Education:
I ask this question on behalf of Hon Helen Bullock who has been called away on urgent parliamentary
business.
I refer to the Minister for Education's public
comments on Department of Education behaviour management centres.
(1) How many behaviour management centres are currently
operating and where are they located?
(2) What is
the current total budget allocation for the operation and staffing of the
behaviour management centres?
(3) What is the current budget for
each centre's operation and staffing?
(4) Will the
minister guarantee the continued operation of the behaviour management centres;
and, if not, when does the minister intend to close them?
1. 778. Hon ADELE FARINA to the Minister for Education:
I ask this question on behalf of Hon Helen Bullock who has been called away on urgent parliamentary
business.
I refer to the Minister for Education's public
comments on Department of Education behaviour management centres.
(1) How many behaviour management centres are currently
operating and where are they located?
(2) What is
the current total budget allocation for the operation and staffing of the
behaviour management centres?
(3) What is the current budget for
each centre's operation and staffing?
(4) Will the
minister guarantee the continued operation of the behaviour management centres;
and, if not, when does the minister intend to close them?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) There are
currently 13 behaviour management centres: primary metropolitan in Embleton,
Duncraig, Hilton, Maddington and Mandurah; secondary metropolitan in Armadale,
Balga and Fremantle; secondary rural in South Hedland; and combined service—that
is, secondary and primary—in Bunbury, Geraldton and Kalgoorlie.
(2)–(3)
Behaviour centres do not receive an explicit one-line budget that includes
total staffing and operational costs.
(4) There are
no current plans to establish new, or close any existing, behaviour centres.
The objective of behaviour centres is to provide students disengaged from
mainstream education with access to a more appropriate learning environment
suited to their needs.
question.
(1) There are
currently 13 behaviour management centres: primary metropolitan in Embleton,
Duncraig, Hilton, Maddington and Mandurah; secondary metropolitan in Armadale,
Balga and Fremantle; secondary rural in South Hedland; and combined service—that
is, secondary and primary—in Bunbury, Geraldton and Kalgoorlie.
(2)–(3)
Behaviour centres do not receive an explicit one-line budget that includes
total staffing and operational costs.
(4) There are
no current plans to establish new, or close any existing, behaviour centres.
The objective of behaviour centres is to provide students disengaged from
mainstream education with access to a more appropriate learning environment
suited to their needs.
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