A Western Australian parliamentary question seeks funding and enrolment data for Curriculum and Reengagement in Education (CARE) Schools from 2018-2021. The answer provides funding figures and average quarterly enrolment data, but lacks total enrolment capacity figures.

AnsweredQoN 556Legislative Council
Asked
23 February 2022
Portfolio
Education and Training

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(1) I refer to Curriculum and Reengagement in Education (CARE) Schools in Western Australia, and I ask, what was the total amount of funding provided by the State Government to operate CARE Schools in the following years: (a) 2018; (b) 2019; (c) 2020; and (d) 2021? (2) For those years referred to in (1), will the Minister provide a breakdown of the number of students enrolled as well as the total enrolment capacity for each CARE School in Western Australia?

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Answered
23 March 2022
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
6 days
(1)   All figures below are reported exclusive of GST.
(a) $13,558,983.26
(b) $16,173,853.66
(c) $18,213,625.65
(d) $16,992,853.09
(2)   The Department of Education does not hold total enrolment capacity figures of particular non-government schools, including CARE schools.  The figures in the table paper below comprise the calendar-year average of each school’s quarterly enrolment data, as routinely submitted by CARE schools to the Department.
2018–2021 Enrolments in CARE Schools
School Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
Alta-1 College
772.30
896.3
976.5
958.5
Alta-1 Kimberley College
N/A
N/A
N/A
21.7
Bunbury Regional Community College
33.3
81.0
125.0
144.5
Clontarf Aboriginal College
175.8
191.8
175.0
182.3
Comet CARE School
147.5
179.3
200.8
N/A
Communicare Academy
81.3
84.8
83.0
83.3
Corridors College
121.3
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fairbridge College
80.0
88.8
121.5
132.5
Geraldton Flexible Learning Centre
65.8
82.5
109.3
101.8
Indie School Western Australia
N/A
N/A
N/A
41.3
Port School
110.3
126.3
124.0
128.3
SMYL Community College
408.8
414.5
514.5
442.5
Sowilo Community High School
75.3
71.8
76.0
73.0
St Clare's School
32.5
36.0
39.3
36.8
St Francis' School
31.8
33.3
34.5
37.3
St Martin de Porres School
N/A
N/A
3.0
7.8
Youth Futures Community School
122.0
57.5
84.5
336.5

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