❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding reported assaults on staff within the Minister's portfolios, revealing data on student-on-staff assaults in the Department of Education and nil reports in other agencies.
AnsweredQoN 4573Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
For each department and agency within the Minister’s portfolios, I ask:
(a) how many incidents of assault have been reported by staff in:
(i) 2009–2010; and
(ii) March 2009 to date;
(b) please list the relevant department or agency, date of assault, male/female victim, male/female perpetrator;
(c) how many incidents of assault were reported to Western Australia Police; and
(d) how many convictions resulted from reported assaults?
(a) how many incidents of assault have been reported by staff in:
(i) 2009–2010; and
(ii) March 2009 to date;
(b) please list the relevant department or agency, date of assault, male/female victim, male/female perpetrator;
(c) how many incidents of assault were reported to Western Australia Police; and
(d) how many convictions resulted from reported assaults?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 February 2011
Responded by
Minister for Education; Tourism
Response time
84 days
For the Department of Education
(a)(i)(ii) Physical assaults by students against staff reported from 1 May 2009 to
13 December 2010 through the online incident notification system.
2009
2010
JAN
FEB
57
MAR
81
APR
16
MAY
45
59
JUN
62
63
JUL
35
24
AUG
68
41
SEPT
40
41
OCT
32
43
NOV
56
63
DEC
21
9
Data is not available prior to 30 April 2009 due to a system changeover. However 7 incidents which occurred between February and April 2009 were recorded retrospectively. The previous system is not compatible with the current system.
The Online Incident Notification System was upgraded in March 2009 therefore the first dated report is 30 April 2009.
Please also note that the data does not distinguish degrees of severity of assault. Assault includes pinching through to, and including, being struck with a weapon. Many of the instances reported as "assaults" are at the lower end of the scale of violence. What is reported through the online incident notification system and the category it is reported under is at the discretion of the principal.
(b) In the time frame provided it is not possible to disaggregate the information requested. It would require a significant level of additional resources to provide the level of detail requested.
(c) 133 incidents of physical assault by students against staff were reported to WA Police.
(d) This data can only be provided by WA Police.
For the CountryHigh SchoolHostels Authority
(a) None
(a)(i)(ii) Not applicable
(b) - (d) Not applicable
For the Public Education Endowment Trust
(a) None
(a)(i)(ii) Not applicable
(b) - (d) Not applicable
For the Curriculum Council of WA
(a) None
(a)(i)(ii) Not applicable
(b) - (d) Not applicable
For the Department of Education Services
(a) None
(a)(i)(ii) Not applicable
(b) - (d) Not applicable
For TourismWAand RottnestIslandAuthority
(a) Nil.
(b) - (d) Not applicable.
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(a)(i)(ii) Physical assaults by students against staff reported from 1 May 2009 to
13 December 2010 through the online incident notification system.
2009
2010
JAN
FEB
57
MAR
81
APR
16
MAY
45
59
JUN
62
63
JUL
35
24
AUG
68
41
SEPT
40
41
OCT
32
43
NOV
56
63
DEC
21
9
Data is not available prior to 30 April 2009 due to a system changeover. However 7 incidents which occurred between February and April 2009 were recorded retrospectively. The previous system is not compatible with the current system.
The Online Incident Notification System was upgraded in March 2009 therefore the first dated report is 30 April 2009.
Please also note that the data does not distinguish degrees of severity of assault. Assault includes pinching through to, and including, being struck with a weapon. Many of the instances reported as "assaults" are at the lower end of the scale of violence. What is reported through the online incident notification system and the category it is reported under is at the discretion of the principal.
(b) In the time frame provided it is not possible to disaggregate the information requested. It would require a significant level of additional resources to provide the level of detail requested.
(c) 133 incidents of physical assault by students against staff were reported to WA Police.
(d) This data can only be provided by WA Police.
For the CountryHigh SchoolHostels Authority
(a) None
(a)(i)(ii) Not applicable
(b) - (d) Not applicable
For the Public Education Endowment Trust
(a) None
(a)(i)(ii) Not applicable
(b) - (d) Not applicable
For the Curriculum Council of WA
(a) None
(a)(i)(ii) Not applicable
(b) - (d) Not applicable
For the Department of Education Services
(a) None
(a)(i)(ii) Not applicable
(b) - (d) Not applicable
For TourismWAand RottnestIslandAuthority
(a) Nil.
(b) - (d) Not applicable.
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