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❓ Mr. Staltari requested data on student participation in the in-term swimming program for WA public schools from 2017 to 2024. The answer provides the total number of participating students for each year, noting a decrease in 2020 due to COVID-19.

AnsweredQoN 1016Legislative Assembly

Asked

12 November 2025

Member

Mr Liam Staltari

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I refer to the in-term swimming program for students in pre-primary through to Year 7, and I ask: (a) In the 2024 school year, how many school students at WA public schools took part in the in-term swimming program in total; and (b) Please provide an equivalent answer to (a) for the following school years: (i) 2023; (ii) 2022; (iii) 2021; (iv) 2020; (v) 2019; (vi) 2018; and (vii) 2017?

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Answered

16 December 2025

Responded by

Minister for Education

Response time

8 days

Answer
(a)-(b)(vii)
Year
Total
2024
157,283
2023
155,930
2022
142,593
2021
156,102
2020
106,688
2019
150,097
2018
150,280
2017
151,184
· Data is for the total number of participating students in public schools only.
· 2020 data is lower than in other years due to COVID-19.

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