Hon Adele Farina requests detailed 2016 staffing and enrolment data for all government schools in the South West region. The answer refers to a tabled paper and notes a change in funding allocation, shifting from FTE allocations to principal-managed budgets.

AnsweredQoN 4004Legislative Council
Asked
5 April 2016
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Education

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In 2016, for each government school in the South West region, by headcount and FTE: (a) what was the total student enrolment; (b) what was the total teacher allocation; (c) what was the total education assistant allocation; (d) what was the total special needs education assistant allocation; (e) what was the total Aboriginal and Islander education officer allocation; (f) what was the total school psychologist allocation; and (g) what was the specialist literacy and numeracy teacher allocation?

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Answered
21 June 2016
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
77 days
a. – g. See tabled paper no.
Schools are no longer allocated FTE. Principals determine what proportion of the one-line budget will be spent on salaries to deliver the education programs and support that their students need.

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