❓ Question regarding the removal of Year 11 and 12 courses from Roebourne District High School and 20 other district high schools, focusing on the cost savings and the number of students affected by the decision. The Minister's response is evasive initially, but eventually provides some figures.
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ROEBOURNE DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL — REMOVAL OF YEAR 11 AND 12 COURSES
I ask a supplementary question. The minister said that this is not a cost-cutting measure. How much money will the government save by cutting years 11 and 12 out of 21 district high schools and how many children from those 21 district high schools will be affected? Dr E. CONSTABLE
I ask a supplementary question. The minister said that this is not a cost-cutting measure. How much money will the government save by cutting years 11 and 12 out of 21 district high schools and how many children from those 21 district high schools will be affected? Dr E. CONSTABLE
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I am not sure whether that was a supplementary question; it is a budget question. There is no question that this decision was made so we can offer the best education we can to children in small district high schools. Mrs M.H. Roberts : How much does it cost and how many kids are affected? Surely you can tell us that. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’re an embarrassment. How much does it cost and how many children are affected? Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered. The member was not listening. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: I am not sure whether that was a supplementary question; it is a budget question. There is no question that this decision was made so we can offer the best education we can to children in small district high schools. Mrs M.H. Roberts : How much does it cost and how many kids are affected? Surely you can tell us that. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’re an embarrassment. How much does it cost and how many children are affected? Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered. The member was not listening. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
I am not sure whether that was a supplementary question; it is a budget question. There is no question that this decision was made so we can offer the best education we can to children in small district high schools. Mrs M.H. Roberts : How much does it cost and how many kids are affected? Surely you can tell us that. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’re an embarrassment. How much does it cost and how many children are affected? Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered. The member was not listening. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : How much does it cost and how many kids are affected? Surely you can tell us that. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’re an embarrassment. How much does it cost and how many children are affected? Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered. The member was not listening. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’re an embarrassment. How much does it cost and how many children are affected? Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered. The member was not listening. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’re an embarrassment. How much does it cost and how many children are affected? Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered. The member was not listening. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’re an embarrassment. How much does it cost and how many children are affected? Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered. The member was not listening. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered. The member was not listening. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: I am not sure whether that was a supplementary question; it is a budget question. There is no question that this decision was made so we can offer the best education we can to children in small district high schools. Mrs M.H. Roberts : How much does it cost and how many kids are affected? Surely you can tell us that. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’re an embarrassment. How much does it cost and how many children are affected? Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered. The member was not listening. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
I am not sure whether that was a supplementary question; it is a budget question. There is no question that this decision was made so we can offer the best education we can to children in small district high schools. Mrs M.H. Roberts : How much does it cost and how many kids are affected? Surely you can tell us that. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’re an embarrassment. How much does it cost and how many children are affected? Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered. The member was not listening. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : How much does it cost and how many kids are affected? Surely you can tell us that. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’re an embarrassment. How much does it cost and how many children are affected? Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered. The member was not listening. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’re an embarrassment. How much does it cost and how many children are affected? Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered. The member was not listening. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’re an embarrassment. How much does it cost and how many children are affected? Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered. The member was not listening. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : You’re an embarrassment. How much does it cost and how many children are affected? Don’t you know? Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered. The member was not listening. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have already answered. The member was not listening. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : You haven’t. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : I did. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland and the Minister for Education, you will both know that there is a tradition in this place that when the Speaker, whoever the Speaker might be, is on his or her feet, there is no discussion across the chamber. I will formally call you both to order for the first time. Member for Midland, the minister is endeavouring to answer this question. I suggest that you remain silent during her answer. Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : Fourteen students in the eight schools this year were in year 11 last year in the district high school and are in year 12 this year. No students will be affected next year because it is being phased through. This year 78 students in the remaining 13 schools are in year 12. There will be no years 11 and 12 in those schools unless parents and students opt to enrol in the School of Isolated and Distance Education and remain at the schools next year. In the scheme of the $4 billion budget for education, the saving this year is about $400 000.
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