❓ A parliamentary question addresses funding shortfalls at Armadale Senior High School due to decreased voluntary fee collections and seeks information on government support and student outcomes. The Minister acknowledges the issue and promises to investigate.
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ARMADALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL — VOLUNTARY FEE COLLECTIONS
I refer to freedom of information documents that reveal that Armadale Senior High School has had a major fall in its voluntary fee collections due to the Barnett government cancelling the It Pays to Learn allowance and slugging households for electricity and water. (1) Has the government provided additional funding to Armadale Senior High School to offset this fall in its voluntary fee collection? (2) If not, what programs and services did the school have to cut in order to make up the shortfall in school fees? (3) Is the minister aware that this school has had results below similar school average results in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy? (4) What action has the minister taken to secure better outcomes for students at that school? Dr E. CONSTABLE
I refer to freedom of information documents that reveal that Armadale Senior High School has had a major fall in its voluntary fee collections due to the Barnett government cancelling the It Pays to Learn allowance and slugging households for electricity and water. (1) Has the government provided additional funding to Armadale Senior High School to offset this fall in its voluntary fee collection? (2) If not, what programs and services did the school have to cut in order to make up the shortfall in school fees? (3) Is the minister aware that this school has had results below similar school average results in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy? (4) What action has the minister taken to secure better outcomes for students at that school? Dr E. CONSTABLE
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(1)–(4) The member knows that if a school finds that the collection of fees has dipped to a point at which programs at the school may well be affected, the school can go to its district office and the individual situation will be looked at. Several members interjected. Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
(1) Has the government provided additional funding to Armadale Senior High School to offset this fall in its voluntary fee collection? (2) If not, what programs and services did the school have to cut in order to make up the shortfall in school fees? (3) Is the minister aware that this school has had results below similar school average results in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy? (4) What action has the minister taken to secure better outcomes for students at that school? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)–(4) The member knows that if a school finds that the collection of fees has dipped to a point at which programs at the school may well be affected, the school can go to its district office and the individual situation will be looked at. Several members interjected. Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
(2) If not, what programs and services did the school have to cut in order to make up the shortfall in school fees? (3) Is the minister aware that this school has had results below similar school average results in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy? (4) What action has the minister taken to secure better outcomes for students at that school? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)–(4) The member knows that if a school finds that the collection of fees has dipped to a point at which programs at the school may well be affected, the school can go to its district office and the individual situation will be looked at. Several members interjected. Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
(3) Is the minister aware that this school has had results below similar school average results in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy? (4) What action has the minister taken to secure better outcomes for students at that school? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)–(4) The member knows that if a school finds that the collection of fees has dipped to a point at which programs at the school may well be affected, the school can go to its district office and the individual situation will be looked at. Several members interjected. Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
(4) What action has the minister taken to secure better outcomes for students at that school? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)–(4) The member knows that if a school finds that the collection of fees has dipped to a point at which programs at the school may well be affected, the school can go to its district office and the individual situation will be looked at. Several members interjected. Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)–(4) The member knows that if a school finds that the collection of fees has dipped to a point at which programs at the school may well be affected, the school can go to its district office and the individual situation will be looked at. Several members interjected. Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
(1)–(4) The member knows that if a school finds that the collection of fees has dipped to a point at which programs at the school may well be affected, the school can go to its district office and the individual situation will be looked at. Several members interjected. Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
Several members interjected. Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
(1) Has the government provided additional funding to Armadale Senior High School to offset this fall in its voluntary fee collection? (2) If not, what programs and services did the school have to cut in order to make up the shortfall in school fees? (3) Is the minister aware that this school has had results below similar school average results in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy? (4) What action has the minister taken to secure better outcomes for students at that school? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)–(4) The member knows that if a school finds that the collection of fees has dipped to a point at which programs at the school may well be affected, the school can go to its district office and the individual situation will be looked at. Several members interjected. Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
(2) If not, what programs and services did the school have to cut in order to make up the shortfall in school fees? (3) Is the minister aware that this school has had results below similar school average results in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy? (4) What action has the minister taken to secure better outcomes for students at that school? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)–(4) The member knows that if a school finds that the collection of fees has dipped to a point at which programs at the school may well be affected, the school can go to its district office and the individual situation will be looked at. Several members interjected. Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
(3) Is the minister aware that this school has had results below similar school average results in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy? (4) What action has the minister taken to secure better outcomes for students at that school? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)–(4) The member knows that if a school finds that the collection of fees has dipped to a point at which programs at the school may well be affected, the school can go to its district office and the individual situation will be looked at. Several members interjected. Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
(4) What action has the minister taken to secure better outcomes for students at that school? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)–(4) The member knows that if a school finds that the collection of fees has dipped to a point at which programs at the school may well be affected, the school can go to its district office and the individual situation will be looked at. Several members interjected. Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)–(4) The member knows that if a school finds that the collection of fees has dipped to a point at which programs at the school may well be affected, the school can go to its district office and the individual situation will be looked at. Several members interjected. Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
(1)–(4) The member knows that if a school finds that the collection of fees has dipped to a point at which programs at the school may well be affected, the school can go to its district office and the individual situation will be looked at. Several members interjected. Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
Several members interjected. Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : As far as I am aware, that situation has not arisen at Armadale Senior High School. I am aware that there is extra funding for a range of programs for schools with a low socioeconomic index. Those funds are there to enable the school to provide the programs required by the school. I would be as worried as the member if that school is performing at a level lower than we would wish it to perform at. I undertake to look into the particular situation at Armadale Senior High School for the member. If she had wanted a full answer to her question, she might have given me some notice of the question so that I could get some detail. There are 780 schools in this state. The member has decided to pick on one school. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : Exactly. If the member had given me some notice of the question, I could have provided her with full details of the situation at Armadale Senior High School.
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