❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses funding, staffing, programs, ATAS access, operational hours, and bus services for the Koolbardi Early Childhood School, an Aboriginal pre-school in Collie. The response provides details on these aspects for the 2012 school year.
AnsweredQoN 7091Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
In relation to the Koolbardi Early Childhood School, which is an Aboriginal Pre-School in Collie that supports Aboriginal Children located at Amaroo Primary School, I ask:
(a) how much funding has been allocated for the 2012 school year;
(b) how many teachers will be attached to Koolbardi next year;
(c) what specific programs are going to be offered in 2012;
(d) will the Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ATAS) continue to operate next year and will it be provided for students attending Koolbardi;
(e) will Koolbardi be opened the same amount of days and for the same times as other pre-primary schools;
(i) if not, why not;
(f) will the school bus still be attached to Koolbardi, and if so;
(i) will it be available to take the children to and from school; and
(ii) will it be used to transport children with disabilities to after school activity programs?
(a) how much funding has been allocated for the 2012 school year;
(b) how many teachers will be attached to Koolbardi next year;
(c) what specific programs are going to be offered in 2012;
(d) will the Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ATAS) continue to operate next year and will it be provided for students attending Koolbardi;
(e) will Koolbardi be opened the same amount of days and for the same times as other pre-primary schools;
(i) if not, why not;
(f) will the school bus still be attached to Koolbardi, and if so;
(i) will it be available to take the children to and from school; and
(ii) will it be used to transport children with disabilities to after school activity programs?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 February 2012
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
81 days
I am advised by the Department of Education as follows:
(a)-(b) Funding for the 2012 school year will be in the form of a 0.7 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) teacher, 0.6 FTE Aboriginal and Islander Education Officer and a 0.6 FTE education assistant.
(c) A Kindergarten program of 15 hours will be offered in 2012.
(d) The Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ATAS) is operating in 2012. However, ATAS is available to students in Years 4 to 12.
(e) The Koolbardi Aboriginal Kindergarten provides a Kindergarten program, not Pre?Primary. The Koolbardi Aboriginal Kindergarten will be open for four days per week and will deliver a 15-hour Kindergarten program. Program times will be the same as those offered in 2011. All other Kindergartens in the South West will deliver 15-hour Kindergarten programs in 2012.
(e)(i) Not applicable.
(f)-(f)(ii) Amaroo Primary School leases a bus which is available for use by the Koolbardi Aboriginal Kindergarten. The school administration will make decisions regarding the use of the bus in consultation with the community.
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(a)-(b) Funding for the 2012 school year will be in the form of a 0.7 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) teacher, 0.6 FTE Aboriginal and Islander Education Officer and a 0.6 FTE education assistant.
(c) A Kindergarten program of 15 hours will be offered in 2012.
(d) The Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ATAS) is operating in 2012. However, ATAS is available to students in Years 4 to 12.
(e) The Koolbardi Aboriginal Kindergarten provides a Kindergarten program, not Pre?Primary. The Koolbardi Aboriginal Kindergarten will be open for four days per week and will deliver a 15-hour Kindergarten program. Program times will be the same as those offered in 2011. All other Kindergartens in the South West will deliver 15-hour Kindergarten programs in 2012.
(e)(i) Not applicable.
(f)-(f)(ii) Amaroo Primary School leases a bus which is available for use by the Koolbardi Aboriginal Kindergarten. The school administration will make decisions regarding the use of the bus in consultation with the community.
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