A WA parliamentary question seeks data on the number of government schools with limited or no male teachers and the overall percentage of male teachers in the state. The Minister for Education and Training provides the requested data.

AnsweredQoN 203Legislative Council
Asked
6 April 2004
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Education and Training

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(1) From the commencement of the 2004 academic year, how many government schools have - (a) no male teacher; (b) one male teacher, not including the principal; and (c) the principal as the only male teacher? (2) What percentage of current teachers are male? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer is dated 11 March; however, I do not think it will have changed since then. (1) On 26 February 2004, of the 843 government schools - (a) 80 had no male teacher; (b) 110 had one male teacher, not including the principal; and (c) in 50, the principal was the only male teacher. (2) On 26 February 2004, it was 29 per cent.
(b) one male teacher, not including the principal; and (c) the principal as the only male teacher?
(c) the principal as the only male teacher?
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer is dated 11 March; however, I do not think it will have changed since then. (1) On 26 February 2004, of the 843 government schools - (a) 80 had no male teacher; (b) 110 had one male teacher, not including the principal; and (c) in 50, the principal was the only male teacher. (2) On 26 February 2004, it was 29 per cent.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The answer is dated 11 March; however, I do not think it will have changed since then. (1) On 26 February 2004, of the 843 government schools - (a) 80 had no male teacher; (b) 110 had one male teacher, not including the principal; and (c) in 50, the principal was the only male teacher. (2) On 26 February 2004, it was 29 per cent.
(1) On 26 February 2004, of the 843 government schools - (a) 80 had no male teacher; (b) 110 had one male teacher, not including the principal; and (c) in 50, the principal was the only male teacher. (2) On 26 February 2004, it was 29 per cent.
(b) 110 had one male teacher, not including the principal; and (c) in 50, the principal was the only male teacher.
(c) in 50, the principal was the only male teacher.

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