❓ Mr Masters questions staff transfers and appointment processes in the Bunbury Education District compared to other non-metropolitan districts, and the Education Department's preference for appointment systems in rural schools. The response indicates no departmental preference.
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(1) Over each of the past 5 years, how many staff transfers and/or staff movements have there been out of the Bunbury Education District as compared with transfers and/or movements out of other non-metropolitan school districts in the State?
(2) Is merit selection within the district; or the in-school appointments system of appointing staff applied to schools having vacancies within the Bunbury Education District?
(3) What system or systems of appointing staff to school vacancies exist in other non-metropolitan districts?
(4) Does the Education Department have a preference for merit selection versus in-school appointments as the best way of filling vacancies within rural schools?
(2) Is merit selection within the district; or the in-school appointments system of appointing staff applied to schools having vacancies within the Bunbury Education District?
(3) What system or systems of appointing staff to school vacancies exist in other non-metropolitan districts?
(4) Does the Education Department have a preference for merit selection versus in-school appointments as the best way of filling vacancies within rural schools?
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Answered
14 March 2002
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
23 days
(3) As for Bunbury, other non-metropolitan districts use both centralised staffing processes and local merit selection to fill vacancies. (4) No. The Department of Education does not have a position as to the best way of filling vacancies. All new schools, whether in metropolitan or rural areas, have access to local selection of staff.
(4) No. The Department of Education does not have a position as to the best way of filling vacancies. All new schools, whether in metropolitan or rural areas, have access to local selection of staff.
(4) No. The Department of Education does not have a position as to the best way of filling vacancies. All new schools, whether in metropolitan or rural areas, have access to local selection of staff.
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