Hon Donna Faragher asks about participation numbers and capacity for the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Early Years Link (CaLDEYLink) program at Maylands Peninsula and Bentley Primary Schools. The Department of Education provides data on student participation and clarifies there's no set enrolment cap.

AnsweredQoN 1919Legislative Council
Asked
28 February 2024
Portfolio
Early Childhood Education

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I refer to the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Early Years Link program currently being trialled at Maylands Peninsula Primary School and Bentley Primary Schools, and I ask: (a) how many children have participated in the program at each school in the following years: (i) 2021; (ii) 2022; and (iii) 2023; and (b) how many children can each school accept into the program each year?

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Answered
16 April 2024
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Early Childhood Education
Response time
8 days
The Department of Education advises:
(a)(i)-(iii)
2021*
2022
2023
Maylands Peninsula Primary School
20
43
25
Bentley Primary School
35
88
156
*The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Early Years Link (CaLDEYLink) program was launched in Semester 2, 2021.
(b) There is no predetermined enrolment cap for the CaLDEYLink program, however the program must be able to operate within the available space at each school. These decisions are made on an individual school basis at discretion of Principals.

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