❓ Hon Michelle Hofmann asks the Minister for Education about the number of Year 11 and 12 students studying political and legal studies in specific years. The Minister declines to provide the data due to resource constraints.
AnsweredQoN 938Legislative Council
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Education—Years 11 and 12—Political and
legal studies
938. Hon Michelle Hofmann to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Education:
I refer to the
number of students studying political and legal studies.
(1) How many year 11 students studied political
and legal studies in 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025?
(2) How many year 12 students studied political
and legal studies in 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025?
The President: That is seeking a fair amount of data
going back a long way. The Leader of the House.
legal studies
938. Hon Michelle Hofmann to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Education:
I refer to the
number of students studying political and legal studies.
(1) How many year 11 students studied political
and legal studies in 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025?
(2) How many year 12 students studied political
and legal studies in 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025?
The President: That is seeking a fair amount of data
going back a long way. The Leader of the House.
AnswerView source ↗
That is okay. Thanks,
President. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
The honourable
member has (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) in the question. She needs to read
those out just to make sure we are giving her the right answer.
Hon Michelle Hofmann: Thank you.
Hon Stephen Dawson: That is okay. This is provided on
behalf of the Minister for Education.
(1)–(2) The School Curriculum and
Standards Authority (SCSA) advises that an extensive manual review of data in
archival records, which may be stored offsite, will be required to provide the
information requested and is not considered a reasonable use of government
resources. However, should the honourable member have a more specific question,
the minister will endeavour to provide an answer.
President. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
The honourable
member has (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) in the question. She needs to read
those out just to make sure we are giving her the right answer.
Hon Michelle Hofmann: Thank you.
Hon Stephen Dawson: That is okay. This is provided on
behalf of the Minister for Education.
(1)–(2) The School Curriculum and
Standards Authority (SCSA) advises that an extensive manual review of data in
archival records, which may be stored offsite, will be required to provide the
information requested and is not considered a reasonable use of government
resources. However, should the honourable member have a more specific question,
the minister will endeavour to provide an answer.
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