Hon George Cash asks about the classification of Kambalda West District High School as a 'hard to staff school' and associated allowances. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich clarifies that the Department of Education and Training does not use this classification, but the school receives allowances under the country teaching program.

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20 February 2008
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Education and Training

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KAMBALDA WEST DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL
(1) Was the Kambalda District High School a “hard to staff school” in 2007, and is it considered to be a “hard to staff school” in 2008? (2) If not, what criteria or circumstances have changed? (3) What additional payments are made to staff at “hard to staff schools”? (4) What specific schools in the various teaching districts of Western Australia were considered “hard to staff schools” in 2006 and 2007, and are proposed to be so classified in 2008? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Department of Education and Training does not classify schools as “hard to staff”. Kambalda West District High School is in band 3 of the country teaching program, and teachers at the school are entitled to annual allowances ranging from $2 070 to $4 554.
(2) If not, what criteria or circumstances have changed? (3) What additional payments are made to staff at “hard to staff schools”? (4) What specific schools in the various teaching districts of Western Australia were considered “hard to staff schools” in 2006 and 2007, and are proposed to be so classified in 2008? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Department of Education and Training does not classify schools as “hard to staff”. Kambalda West District High School is in band 3 of the country teaching program, and teachers at the school are entitled to annual allowances ranging from $2 070 to $4 554.
(3) What additional payments are made to staff at “hard to staff schools”? (4) What specific schools in the various teaching districts of Western Australia were considered “hard to staff schools” in 2006 and 2007, and are proposed to be so classified in 2008? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Department of Education and Training does not classify schools as “hard to staff”. Kambalda West District High School is in band 3 of the country teaching program, and teachers at the school are entitled to annual allowances ranging from $2 070 to $4 554.
(4) What specific schools in the various teaching districts of Western Australia were considered “hard to staff schools” in 2006 and 2007, and are proposed to be so classified in 2008? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Department of Education and Training does not classify schools as “hard to staff”. Kambalda West District High School is in band 3 of the country teaching program, and teachers at the school are entitled to annual allowances ranging from $2 070 to $4 554.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Department of Education and Training does not classify schools as “hard to staff”. Kambalda West District High School is in band 3 of the country teaching program, and teachers at the school are entitled to annual allowances ranging from $2 070 to $4 554.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Department of Education and Training does not classify schools as “hard to staff”. Kambalda West District High School is in band 3 of the country teaching program, and teachers at the school are entitled to annual allowances ranging from $2 070 to $4 554.
(1)-(4) The Department of Education and Training does not classify schools as “hard to staff”. Kambalda West District High School is in band 3 of the country teaching program, and teachers at the school are entitled to annual allowances ranging from $2 070 to $4 554.

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