❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the location, staffing, student capacity, criteria for disruptive students, placement determination, and operational costs of three new education centres opening in Belmont, Hilton, and Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
AnsweredQoN 5587Legislative Council
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(1) What is the precise location of each of the centres, due to open in several weeks?
(2) How many staff will be located at each of the three centres?
(3) How many students will each centre cater for once established?
(4) What criteria will exist for disruptive students?
(5) Who will make the determination for the students to be placed at each of the three centres?
(6) What is the anticipated cost of operation for each of the three centres?
(2) How many staff will be located at each of the three centres?
(3) How many students will each centre cater for once established?
(4) What criteria will exist for disruptive students?
(5) Who will make the determination for the students to be placed at each of the three centres?
(6) What is the anticipated cost of operation for each of the three centres?
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Answered
18 February 2008
Responded by
Minister for Local Government representing the Minister for Education and Training
Response time
117 days
The centres will be located in Belmont, Hilton and Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
2. The Canning and Fremantle-Peel centres each have a staffing allocation of 7.6FTE.
The Goldfields centre has a staffing allocation of 4.0FTE.
3. Metropolitan centres will have capacity and staffing for 25 to 30 at any one time. The Goldfields centre will have capacity for 15 to 20 students at any one time. Each centre will work with 2 to 3 groups of students per year.
4. Eligibility criteria for the centres will be consistent across all centres. Students, aged 12 to 17 years of age, with the some or all of the following characteristics will be eligible:
· Poor attendance;
· Poor academic record;
· History of literacy/numeracy difficulties;
· Behaviours which severely disrupt the learning environment;
· Mental health concern(s);
· Family conflict;
· Strong negative peer influences; and
· Involvement with agencies.
5. Each centre will have an intake committee which will determine student placement. Intake committees will include centre, school, and district based staff. Staff from other agencies may also be invited to join intake committees.
6. The overall costs of the Canning and Fremantle-Peel centres will be $510K each per annum. The overall costs of the Goldfields centre will be $270K per annum.
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2. The Canning and Fremantle-Peel centres each have a staffing allocation of 7.6FTE.
The Goldfields centre has a staffing allocation of 4.0FTE.
3. Metropolitan centres will have capacity and staffing for 25 to 30 at any one time. The Goldfields centre will have capacity for 15 to 20 students at any one time. Each centre will work with 2 to 3 groups of students per year.
4. Eligibility criteria for the centres will be consistent across all centres. Students, aged 12 to 17 years of age, with the some or all of the following characteristics will be eligible:
· Poor attendance;
· Poor academic record;
· History of literacy/numeracy difficulties;
· Behaviours which severely disrupt the learning environment;
· Mental health concern(s);
· Family conflict;
· Strong negative peer influences; and
· Involvement with agencies.
5. Each centre will have an intake committee which will determine student placement. Intake committees will include centre, school, and district based staff. Staff from other agencies may also be invited to join intake committees.
6. The overall costs of the Canning and Fremantle-Peel centres will be $510K each per annum. The overall costs of the Goldfields centre will be $270K per annum.
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