This parliamentary question seeks data on the number and location of school attendance officers in the South West Education region of Western Australia from 2012 to 2014. The answer reveals a fluctuating, but generally low, level of staffing.

AnsweredQoN 1850Legislative Council
Asked
22 October 2014
Portfolio
Education

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I refer to school attendance officers in the South West, and ask: (a) how many school attendance officers, in both full time equivalents and head count, were employed in the South West Education region in: (i) 2012; (ii) 2013; and (iii) 2014 to date; and (b) where in the South West were they located?

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Answered
19 November 2014
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
28 days
(a)
(i) 0 FTE and 0 staff
(ii) 0.77 FTE and 2 staff; and
(iii) 0.6 FTE and 2 staff to date.
(b)
(i) None.
(ii) Newton Moore Senior High School (0.6 FTE/1 staff) and Collie Senior High School (0.17 FTE/1 staff); and
(iii) Newton Moore Senior High School (0.4 FTE/1 staff) and Maidens Park Primary School (0.2 FTE/1staff).
It should be noted that the figures are point in time, last pay date in October for each year.

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