❓ WA parliamentary question reveals the number of compensation claims lodged by teachers, education assistants, and principals due to violent incidents in Term 2, 2025. Education Assistants lodged the most claims.
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(1) How many compensation claims did WA Public School teachers lodge as a result of violent incidents in Term 2, 2025? (2) What is the equivalent answer to (1) for the following categories of employees: (a) Education Assistants; and (b) Principals?
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Answered
14 October 2025
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Minister for Education
Response time
12 days
(1)-(2)
Categories of Employees
Quarter 2
(1) Teachers
44
(2)(a) Education Assistants
70
(2)(b) Principals
5
Data obtained from Insurance Commission of WA (ICWA) – Number of claims lodged for for Quarter 2, claim type, as at 19 August 2025 and includes declined claims. ICWA is unable to provide detail of accepted versus declined claims.
Categories of Employees
Quarter 2
(1) Teachers
44
(2)(a) Education Assistants
70
(2)(b) Principals
5
Data obtained from Insurance Commission of WA (ICWA) – Number of claims lodged for for Quarter 2, claim type, as at 19 August 2025 and includes declined claims. ICWA is unable to provide detail of accepted versus declined claims.
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