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❓ Mr. Staltari questions the Department of Education regarding student participation and outcomes in the Alternative Learning Settings (ALS) program, seeking data on student numbers and their subsequent educational pathways after ALS participation.

AnsweredQoN 374Legislative Assembly

Asked

12 August 2025

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Mr Liam Staltari

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I refer to the Department of Education's Alternative Learning Settings (ALS) program, and I ask: (a) For each ALS site, how many students participated in the program in: (i) 2024; and (ii) 2025; and (b) Of the students referred to in (a), at the conclusion of their ALS participation, how many subsequently: (i) Returned to their original school; (ii) Commenced at a new school; and (iii) Commenced at another education setting not listed in the above?

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Answered

18 September 2025

Responded by

Minister for Education

Response time

11 days

(a)
Site
(i)
2024
(ii)
2025 at 12 August
West Perth
22
17
Joondalup
26
14
Wattle Grove
23
14
Rockingham
22
23
Bunbury
22
12
Broome
18
17
Kununurra
15
8
Geraldton
21
16
Karratha
17
6
Hedland
24
16
Kalgoorlie
10
11
Northam
9
12
(b)
2024
2025 at 12 August
(i)
83
26
(ii)
24
8
(iii)
54
35

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