A WA parliamentary question seeks data on the availability of specific courses in high schools and the number of specialist teachers employed for each. The response provides some data on course availability but lacks detailed teacher information due to HR system limitations.

AnsweredQoN 3080Legislative Assembly
Asked
26 February 2008
Portfolio
Education and Training

QuestionView source ↗

(a) how many high schools will offer the following courses:
(i) Career and Enterprise;
(ii) Chinese – Second Language;
(iii) Computer Science;
(iv) Dance;
(v) Drama;
(vi) Italian;
(vii) Marine and Maritime Technology;
(viii) Materials Design and Technology;
(ix) Outdoor Education;
(x) Aboriginal and Intercultural Studies;
(xi) Aboriginal Languages of Western Australia;
(xii) Philosophy and Ethics; and
(xiii) Psychology; and
(b) how many specialist teachers (number and FTE) are currently employed to teach each of the following courses:
(i) Career and Enterprise;
(ii) Chinese – Second Language;
(iii) Computer Science;
(iv) Dance;
(v) Drama;
(vi) Italian;
(vii) Marine and Maritime Technology;
(viii) Materials Design and Technology;
(ix) Outdoor Education;
(x) Aboriginal and Intercultural Studies;
(xi) Aboriginal Languages of Western Australia;
(xii) Philosophy and Ethics; and
(xiii) Psychology?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
8 April 2008
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
42 days
(a) Registration is not complete. The numbers of schools that had registered classes on or before 29 February 2008 in the following courses are:
(i) Career and Enterprise; 116
(ii) Chinese - Second Language; 4
(iii) Computer Science; 53
(iv) Dance; 71
(v) Drama; 133
(vi) Italian; 28 plus S.I.D.E
(vii) Marine and Maritime Technology; 145
(viii) Materials Design and Technology; 145
(ix) Outdoor Education; 81
(x) Aboriginal and Intercultural Studies; 2
(xi) Aboriginal Languages of Western Australia; 1
(xii) Philosophy and Ethics; 8
(xiii) Psychology; 11
(b) (i) Information not available *
(ii) 12 teachers
(iii) 139 teachers
(iv) Information not available *
(v) Information not available *
(vi) 175 teachers
(vii) Information not available *
(viii) Information not available *
(ix) Information not available *
(x) Information not available *
(xi) 36 teachers
(xii) Information not available *
(xiii) Information not available *
* Information for these courses is not available due to the HR systems not capturing data at that level of operational detail
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