I refer to school psychologists employed at WA public schools, and I ask: (a) How many FTE school psychologists were employed across WA public schools as at the Semester 1 census in each of the follow

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I refer to school psychologists employed at WA public schools, and I ask: (a) How many FTE school psychologists were employed across WA public schools as at the Semester 1 census in each of the following years: (i) 2026; (ii) 2025; (iii) 2024; (iv) 2023; (v) 2022; (vi) 2021; (vii) 2020; (viii) 2019; (ix) 2018; and (x) 2017; and (b) What is the ratio of school psychologists to students in each of the years in (a)(i-x)?

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5 May 2026
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Minister for Education
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2 days
(a) - (b)
Year
FTE
Ratio
(i) 2026
537.02
1: 617
(ii) 2025
517.66
1: 639
(iii) 2024
504.19
1: 647
(iv) 2023
465.34
1: 693
(v) 2022
442.76
1: 719
(vi) 2021
397.65
1: 804
(vii) 2020
379.86
1: 835
(viii) 2019
364.67
1: 853
(ix) 2018
353.42
1: 870
(x) 2017
344.12
1: 878

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