❓ Mr. Staltari inquires about evaluations, public availability, status, and literacy outcomes of the Kimberley Schools Project. The Minister provides information on evaluation details, funding continuation, and improved literacy results.
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I refer to evaluation(s) of the Kimberley Schools Project funded by the Department of Education, and I ask:(a) How many evaluations of the Kimberley Schools Project have been commissioned by the Department of Education;(b) For each evaluation in (a), who conducted the evaluation and in what year was it completed;(c) For each evaluation in (a), has the evaluation been made publicly available, and if not, why not; and(d) What is the current status of the Kimberley Schools Project, and what measurable literacy outcomes have been achieved for students in the Kimberley region in each year from 2017 to 2025?
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14 May 2026
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Minister for Education
Response time
6 days
(a) One
(b) Ernst & Young, 2022
(c) No; it was an internal review used to inform future delivery.
(d) The 2026-27 State Budget provides funding of $10.5 million to continue the Kimberley Schools Project until the end of the 2027 school year .
Literacy results using Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) show year-on-year within-cohort reductions in students assessed as ‘at risk’, indicating improved phonological awareness, phonics and fluency.
(b) Ernst & Young, 2022
(c) No; it was an internal review used to inform future delivery.
(d) The 2026-27 State Budget provides funding of $10.5 million to continue the Kimberley Schools Project until the end of the 2027 school year .
Literacy results using Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) show year-on-year within-cohort reductions in students assessed as ‘at risk’, indicating improved phonological awareness, phonics and fluency.
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