❓ Mrs. Harvey questions the Premier about allocating gifted and talented education places to international students, raising concerns about displacement of WA students. The Premier defends the practice, highlighting its long history and stating no displacement will occur if local demand exists.
AnsweredQoN 1049Legislative Assembly
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GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS —
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
1049. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Premier:
Mr Speaker —
Several members interjected.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY : Thank you! Thanks for your support!
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mrs L.M. HARVEY : I refer to the government's plan to
relinquish 35 gifted and talented education places at Perth's schools to foreign students. Given these places are extremely competitive, how
can the government possibly provide places for foreign students without
displacing Western Australian students?
Mr B.S. Wyatt : The race card.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
1049. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Premier:
Mr Speaker —
Several members interjected.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY : Thank you! Thanks for your support!
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members!
Mrs L.M. HARVEY : I refer to the government's plan to
relinquish 35 gifted and talented education places at Perth's schools to foreign students. Given these places are extremely competitive, how
can the government possibly provide places for foreign students without
displacing Western Australian students?
Mr B.S. Wyatt : The race card.
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It is interesting the card the Leader of the Opposition is
playing there. We have had three full sitting days without a question from the
Leader of the Opposition, and when she does ask a question —
Mrs L.M. Harvey : I asked one on Tuesday.
Mr M. McGOWAN : No, there was no question on Tuesday,
my friend; that is the thing. There was no question from the Leader of the
Opposition on Tuesday. There was no question on the previous Thursday. We have
to go back to the previous sitting week, on Wednesday, 30 October, since we
have heard a question from the opposition leader. In any event, we have had
foreign students in Western Australian schools going on 40-plus years. As I said
publicly, when I was at high school, we had a Japanese student in my class in
year 12 on exchange. We have had international students coming to Western Australia
for a long time.
Mr A. Krsticevic : You're
from New South Wales.
The SPEAKER : Members, I want
to hear this.
Mr M. McGOWAN : What is the
member's point? It has been the same here.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I did go to
school in New South Wales, that is true, and there were international students
there. There were international students at high schools here at the same point
in time. Our public schools and our private schools have had international
students since at least the early 1980s. The scheme in question is not unusual.
Obviously, if there was demand from local students, there would be no
displacement by international students of those local students.
playing there. We have had three full sitting days without a question from the
Leader of the Opposition, and when she does ask a question —
Mrs L.M. Harvey : I asked one on Tuesday.
Mr M. McGOWAN : No, there was no question on Tuesday,
my friend; that is the thing. There was no question from the Leader of the
Opposition on Tuesday. There was no question on the previous Thursday. We have
to go back to the previous sitting week, on Wednesday, 30 October, since we
have heard a question from the opposition leader. In any event, we have had
foreign students in Western Australian schools going on 40-plus years. As I said
publicly, when I was at high school, we had a Japanese student in my class in
year 12 on exchange. We have had international students coming to Western Australia
for a long time.
Mr A. Krsticevic : You're
from New South Wales.
The SPEAKER : Members, I want
to hear this.
Mr M. McGOWAN : What is the
member's point? It has been the same here.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I did go to
school in New South Wales, that is true, and there were international students
there. There were international students at high schools here at the same point
in time. Our public schools and our private schools have had international
students since at least the early 1980s. The scheme in question is not unusual.
Obviously, if there was demand from local students, there would be no
displacement by international students of those local students.
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