❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding school psychologist allocation, student ratios, and employment costs. The answer reveals increasing student ratios per psychologist and rising employment costs.
AnsweredQoN 6580Legislative Assembly
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(1) What is the average number of students serviced by a school psychologist?
(2) For school psychologists servicing education support facilities, is the average number of students they service lower than for those school psychologists servicing mainstream primary or secondary students?
(3) What criteria or formula is used to determine how many schools or students are allocated per school psychologist?
(4) What was the average annual cost to employ a school psychologist in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011?
(2) For school psychologists servicing education support facilities, is the average number of students they service lower than for those school psychologists servicing mainstream primary or secondary students?
(3) What criteria or formula is used to determine how many schools or students are allocated per school psychologist?
(4) What was the average annual cost to employ a school psychologist in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011?
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Answered
1 December 2011
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
30 days
(1) The average number of students serviced per school psychologist FTE, based on payroll year-to-date data at 13 October 2011, is 1 022.38 students. This is based on all students enrolled in public schools. By comparison, the ratio was 1178.42 for 2010, 1243.71 for 2009 and 1238.58 for 2008.
(2) Yes.
(3) The formula for allocation of school psychologist time to schools uses student enrolment numbers, Socio Economic Index rating, the number of students with relevant disabilities, rural and remote weightings and the school's student attendance rate (allocation increases if the attendance rate falls below 90 per cent). The greater the level of disadvantage, the greater the allocation of time. There may be a departure from this formula where there is a need to cater to the unique requirements of a particular school.
(4) The annual average cost to employ a school psychologist (including 15 per cent oncost) was:
2007/2008 - $79 963
2008/2009 - $85 696
2009/2010 - $90 927
2010/2011 - $96 162
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(2) Yes.
(3) The formula for allocation of school psychologist time to schools uses student enrolment numbers, Socio Economic Index rating, the number of students with relevant disabilities, rural and remote weightings and the school's student attendance rate (allocation increases if the attendance rate falls below 90 per cent). The greater the level of disadvantage, the greater the allocation of time. There may be a departure from this formula where there is a need to cater to the unique requirements of a particular school.
(4) The annual average cost to employ a school psychologist (including 15 per cent oncost) was:
2007/2008 - $79 963
2008/2009 - $85 696
2009/2010 - $90 927
2010/2011 - $96 162
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
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