❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice reveals the number of reported incidents of restraint against disabled, autistic, or intellectually disabled children in WA primary schools by region, but withholds school-specific data to protect student privacy.
AnsweredQoN 2128Legislative Council
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I refer to reportable incidences of the use of restraint against disabled,
autistic or intellectually disabled children in Western Australian primary schools from January 2020 to June 2024 and I ask: (a) will a breakdown of the number of reportable incidences by region please be provided; (b) if no to (a), have any geographical regions been identified as having relatively higher levels of reportable incidences than others; (c) if yes to (b), please identify which regions, and the number of reportable incidences that occurred in those regions during the relevant period; (d) will a breakdown of the number of reportable incidences by primary school please be provided; (e) if no to (c), have any primary schools been identified as having relatively higher levels of reportable incidences than others; and (f) if yes to (e), please identify which schools, and the number of reportable incidences that occurred at those schools during the relevant period?
autistic or intellectually disabled children in Western Australian primary schools from January 2020 to June 2024 and I ask: (a) will a breakdown of the number of reportable incidences by region please be provided; (b) if no to (a), have any geographical regions been identified as having relatively higher levels of reportable incidences than others; (c) if yes to (b), please identify which regions, and the number of reportable incidences that occurred in those regions during the relevant period; (d) will a breakdown of the number of reportable incidences by primary school please be provided; (e) if no to (c), have any primary schools been identified as having relatively higher levels of reportable incidences than others; and (f) if yes to (e), please identify which schools, and the number of reportable incidences that occurred at those schools during the relevant period?
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Answered
15 October 2024
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Education
Response time
9 days
(a) Yes
(b) Not applicable.
(c)
Region
Reported Incidents
Goldfields
17
Kimberley
7
Midwest
100
North Metro
622
Pilbara
77
South Metro
434
Southwest
143
Wheatbelt
24
Notes:
· A single student may result in multiple reported incidents
· Data includes schools with only primary enrolments and excludes District High Schools, Remote Community Schools and Education Support Schools that have primary school students.
· Excludes non-government schools
· Source of data: Online Incident Notification System (OINS)
(d) No. Providing the number of incidents of physical restraint of disabled, autistic or intellectually disabled children at each public school may identify individual students.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c)
Region
Reported Incidents
Goldfields
17
Kimberley
7
Midwest
100
North Metro
622
Pilbara
77
South Metro
434
Southwest
143
Wheatbelt
24
Notes:
· A single student may result in multiple reported incidents
· Data includes schools with only primary enrolments and excludes District High Schools, Remote Community Schools and Education Support Schools that have primary school students.
· Excludes non-government schools
· Source of data: Online Incident Notification System (OINS)
(d) No. Providing the number of incidents of physical restraint of disabled, autistic or intellectually disabled children at each public school may identify individual students.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) Not applicable.
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