❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the Minister for Education regarding a significant decrease in Education Assistant FTEs in the South West Development Commission area between 2015 and 2016. The Minister refutes the claim, citing a misinterpretation of data regions and stating an increase in FTEs.
AnsweredQoN 4231Legislative Council
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I refer to the Minister's answer to question on notice No. 2996 and question on notice No. 4004, and ask the Minister to exclude all schools falling within the Peel Development Commission area and the Great Southern Development Commission area, does the Minister agree, based on the figures provided in question on notice No. 2996 that the total education assistant FTE's (including special needs education assistants) in the South West Development Commission area in 2015 was 936.2 and, based on question on notice No. 4004 in 2016 the total education assistant FTE's (including special needs education assistants) was 573.8 and that this is a cut of 362.4 education assistant FTEs (including special needs education assistants)?
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Answered
14 September 2016
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
29 days
No. The Department of Education has not been able to recreate the calculations provided by the Hon Adele Farina MLC. Based on its investigations, the Department advises that it appears that the Hon Adele Farina MLC may be comparing between the South West Legislative Council electorate and the Southwest Education Region.
Question on notice No. 2996 provided data for schools in the Southwest Education Region, while question on notice No. 4004 provided data for schools in the South West Electoral Region.
For the eight months from January to August 2016, the Department has employed an average 627 FTE education assistants in the South West Electoral Region, excluding the Great Southern Development Commission and the Peel Development Commission, which is 42.0 or 7.2% higher than the same period in 2015.
Under the Student Centred Funding Model, principals are responsible for determining the proportion of their one-line budgets to spend on salaries, and for determining the types and numbers of staff to employ.
Refer to tabled paper.
Question on notice No. 2996 provided data for schools in the Southwest Education Region, while question on notice No. 4004 provided data for schools in the South West Electoral Region.
For the eight months from January to August 2016, the Department has employed an average 627 FTE education assistants in the South West Electoral Region, excluding the Great Southern Development Commission and the Peel Development Commission, which is 42.0 or 7.2% higher than the same period in 2015.
Under the Student Centred Funding Model, principals are responsible for determining the proportion of their one-line budgets to spend on salaries, and for determining the types and numbers of staff to employ.
Refer to tabled paper.
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