Hon Sue Ellery asked the Minister for Education about the number of public schools teaching Aboriginal languages in 2012, 2013, and 2015. The Minister provided the requested data, showing a slight decline over the period.

AnsweredQoN 1075Legislative Council
Asked
23 September 2015
Portfolio
Education

QuestionView source ↗

SCHOOLS —
PUBLIC — ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES
1075. Hon SUE ELLERY to the Minister for
Education:
(1) How many public schools are
teaching Aboriginal languages in 2015?
(2) How many were teaching
Aboriginal languages in 2012, and how many in 2013?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) As at 7
August 2015, 45 public schools recorded in census information that they were
teaching an Aboriginal language.
(2) In 2012, 43
public schools recorded in census information that they were teaching an
Aboriginal language; and in 2013, 40 public schools recorded in census
information that they were teaching an Aboriginal language.

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