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❓ The question seeks data on education assistant employment in South West schools and NDIS funding for EAs. The answer provides data via a tabled paper, notes funding model changes, and states no schools received NDIS funding for EAs in 2015.

AnsweredQoN 3005Legislative Council

Asked

5 May 2015

Member

Hon Adele Farina

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(1) In relation to each school in the South West Education Region, for each year of 2013, 2014 and 2015, how many: (a) full-time education assistants were employed at the school; (b) casual education assistants were employed at the school; and (c) part-time education assistants were employed at the school? (2) In 2015, which schools received funding from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)/My Way trial to fund education assistants at the school? (3) In relation to (2), how many education assistants at each school were funded with NDIS/My Way trial funding?

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Answered

17 June 2015

Responded by

Minister for Education

Response time

43 days

1. a - c. Please refer to Tabled Paper. Following the introduction of the Student Centred Funding Model, funding is now delivered through a one-line budget, providing principals with flexibility to determine how they use their budgets to deliver the education programs and support their students need. This will manifest in variations in individual school profiles and varying FTE levels of all employee groups, including education assistants, depending upon the unique needs of students and the school as a whole.
2. None.
3. Not applicable.

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