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❓ Hon Donna Faragher asks about Kindergarten and Pre-Primary student attendance rates in WA government schools for 2020 and 2021, broken down into specific attendance percentage categories. The answer provides student numbers and percentages for Semester 1 of each year, excluding some weeks in 2020 due to COVID-19 disruptions.

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Asked

22 March 2022

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Hon Donna Faragher

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(1) I refer to student attendance rates in Western Australian government schools. In 2020 and 2021, what was the total number of students across all government schools, by headcount and percentage, enrolled in a Kindergarten program that had an attendance rate in the following categories : (a) between 80-89 percent; (b) between 60-80 percent; and (c) at or below 59 percent? (2) In 2020 and 2021, what was the total number of students across all government schools, by headcount and percentage, enrolled in a Pre-Primary program that had an attendance rate in the following categories: (a) between 80-89 percent; (b) between 60-80 percent; and (c) at or below 59 percent?

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Answered

10 May 2022

Responded by

Minister for Education and Training

Response time

6 days

Attendance data for 2020 Semester 1 excludes Weeks 7 – 10 as the data were severely affected by the initial COVID-19 disruptions at schools.
(1) Kindergarten
2020 (Semester 1)
2021 (Semester 1)
Attendance Rate
Student
Percentage
Student
Percentage
(a)*
4,533
18.1%
5,395
21.7%
(b)
1,911
7.6%
2,197
8.8%
(c)
829
3.3%
846
3.4%
(2) Pre-primary
2020 (Semester 1)
2021 (Semester 1)
Attendance Rate
Student
Percentage
Student
Percentage
(a)*
4,589
17.5%
5,829
21.6%
(b)
1,843
7.0%
2,132
7.9%
(c)
746
2.8%
776
2.9%
*includes students with 80% attendance

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