❓ Hon Donna Faragher requested average class sizes for each year level in all WA public schools from 2018-2022. The Minister provided system-level averages, citing resource constraints for providing school-specific data.
AnsweredQoN 731Legislative Council
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For each public school in Western Australia, what was the average class size, in each year level, in the following years: (a) 2018; (b) 2019; (c) 2020; (d) 2021; and (e) 2022 (to date)?
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Answered
14 June 2022
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
8 days
(a)-(e)
Figures are provided at a system level. This information for 826 public schools would require considerable time and divert staff away from their normal duties, which is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources.
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Kindergarten
19.0
18.9
19.0
18.5
18.4
Pre-primary
23.4
23.4
23.4
23.3
23.2
Year 1
21.9
21.9
22.0
21.9
21.7
Year 2
22.3
22.3
22.4
22.0
21.8
Year 3
22.5
22.4
22.5
22.4
22.2
Year 4
27.8
27.6
27.4
27.4
27.1
Year 5
28.0
28.0
27.9
27.8
27.4
Year 6
28.1
28.3
28.1
27.7
27.7
Year 7
26.7
27.0
27.1
26.3
26.1
Year 8
26.3
26.5
26.9
26.5
26.3
Year 9
26.4
26.2
26.8
26.5
26.7
Year 10
25.4
25.8
26.0
26.2
26.2
Figures are provided at a system level. This information for 826 public schools would require considerable time and divert staff away from their normal duties, which is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources.
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Kindergarten
19.0
18.9
19.0
18.5
18.4
Pre-primary
23.4
23.4
23.4
23.3
23.2
Year 1
21.9
21.9
22.0
21.9
21.7
Year 2
22.3
22.3
22.4
22.0
21.8
Year 3
22.5
22.4
22.5
22.4
22.2
Year 4
27.8
27.6
27.4
27.4
27.1
Year 5
28.0
28.0
27.9
27.8
27.4
Year 6
28.1
28.3
28.1
27.7
27.7
Year 7
26.7
27.0
27.1
26.3
26.1
Year 8
26.3
26.5
26.9
26.5
26.3
Year 9
26.4
26.2
26.8
26.5
26.7
Year 10
25.4
25.8
26.0
26.2
26.2
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