Mr. Staltari asks about student enrolment numbers in WA public schools, broken down by primary/secondary levels and compared across 2022-2025. The answer refers him to publicly available data on the Department of Education website.

AnsweredQoN 68Legislative Assembly
Asked
20 May 2025
Portfolio
Education

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(1) As of the last completed WA public school census, what is the total number of students presently enrolled in the WA public school system? (2) What proportion of Western Australia’s overall student age population is presently enrolled in the public school system? (3) What is the answer to (1) and (2), broken down by the: (a) Primary school system; and (b) Secondary school system? (4) What is the answer to (1) and (2) for the school years in 2022, 2023 and 2024?

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Answered
24 June 2025
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
9 days
(1)   – (4)
Student census data reports are publicly available on the Department of Education website.

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