❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on children in care and those subject to child protection notifications attending primary schools in Broome, and compares this to statewide averages. The response provides some data on children in care but lacks comprehensive data on notifications.
AnsweredQoN 3197Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many children currently in the care of the CEO of the Department of Child Protection are students at each of the Primary Schools located in Broome? (2) How many children subject to child protection notifications in the last 12 months are students at each of the primary schools located in Broome? (3) What is the average proportion of students in Western Australian primary schools state wide that are in the care of the CEO of the Department of Child Protection? (4) What is the average proportion of students in Western Australian primary schools state wide that are subject to child protection notifications?
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Answered
17 February 2015
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
90 days
(1) The Department for Child Protection and Family Support's records indicate that, as at 1 January 2015, there are 49 children in care at primary schools in Broome.
Primary School
Number of children in care attending
Cable Beach Primary School
23
One Arm Point Remote Community School
3
St Mary's College
2
Sacred Heart School Beagle Bay
1
Roebuck Primary School
1
Broome Primary School
19
(2) This information may be recorded on individual client files but is not systematically recorded on the Department's database.
(3) As at 30 June 2014, 09% of children between the ages of 4 and 12 years of age were in care.
(4) This information is not collected by the Department.
Primary School
Number of children in care attending
Cable Beach Primary School
23
One Arm Point Remote Community School
3
St Mary's College
2
Sacred Heart School Beagle Bay
1
Roebuck Primary School
1
Broome Primary School
19
(2) This information may be recorded on individual client files but is not systematically recorded on the Department's database.
(3) As at 30 June 2014, 09% of children between the ages of 4 and 12 years of age were in care.
(4) This information is not collected by the Department.
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