Mr. Catania asks about staffing levels, redundancy applications, and critical staffing numbers at five Schools of the Air potentially affected by funding changes. The answer states that the Schools of the Air are not closing.

AnsweredQoN 2462Legislative Assembly
Asked
13 February 2018
Portfolio
Public Sector Management

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(1) From the total staff across the 5 Schools of the Air (SOTA) facing closure through changes to Education Department funding priorities, including at the 8th January 2018, how many full time, part-time and casual staff are there at each of the School of the Air facing closure being: (a) Meekatharra SOTA; (b) Port Hedland SOTA; (c) Derby SOTA; (d) Carnarvon SOTA; and (e) Kalgoorlie SOTA? (2) How many staff have applied to accept the redundancy packages that they have been offered at: (a) Meekatharra SOTA; (b) Port Hedland SOTA; (c) Derby SOTA; (d) Carnarvon SOTA; and (e) Kalgoorlie SOTA? (3) What is the critical number of staff required to offer continuity of education services across 2018 at: (a) Meekatharra SOTA; (b) Port Hedland SOTA; (c) Derby SOTA; (d) Carnarvon SOTA; and (e) Kalgoorlie SOTA?

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Answered
14 March 2018
Responded by
Minister for Public Sector Management
Response time
7 days
We are not closing School of the Air

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