❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding student enrolments, population growth impact, and design capacity at Dunsborough Primary School. The response provides enrolment data and outlines the department's approach to assessing population growth and school capacity.
AnsweredQoN 2767Legislative Assembly
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(1) What is the current student enrolment at Dunsborough Primary School for each of the years from pre-primary to year 7?
(2) How many students have there been in each of these classes over each of the past five years?
(3) How does the Education Department determine whether an area is experiencing rapid population growth such that a new primary school is needed sooner than would otherwise have been expected?
(4) What is the design capacity for the Dunsborough Primary School, recognising that transportable classrooms will be brought onto the site as the student population grows?
(2) How many students have there been in each of these classes over each of the past five years?
(3) How does the Education Department determine whether an area is experiencing rapid population growth such that a new primary school is needed sooner than would otherwise have been expected?
(4) What is the design capacity for the Dunsborough Primary School, recognising that transportable classrooms will be brought onto the site as the student population grows?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 August 2004
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
133 days
(1) ? (2)
& nbsp; Kindergarten Pre Primary
&nbs p; 2 Sess 4 Sess 8 Sess 10 Sess Yr 1 Yr2 Yr3 Yr4 Yr5 Yr6 Yr7 Total
2004 Sem 1 70 45 41 13 42 45 57 39 44 396
2003 Sem 2 42 38 16 44 41 52 43 42 51 369
2003 Sem 1 46 37 17 43 40 52 40 42 51 368
2002 Sem 2 36 15 43 41 52 36 38 50 46 357
2002 Sem 1 40 15 44 42 48 40 39 51 45 364
2001 Sem 2 13 43 &n bsp; 43 49 41 42 49 43 63 386
2001 Sem 1 11 48 &n bsp; 44 50 38 43 48 44 65 391
2000 Sem 2 43 &n bsp; 42 51 34 40 48 49 55 45 407
2000 Sem 1 47 39 51 34 40 47 49 54 45 406
1999 Sem 2 34 54 26 42 46 50 49 47 47 395
1999 Sem 1 31 44 26 42 39 46 48 46 46 368
(3) Comparing the enrolments over a number of years.
(4) Based on the existing permanent classroom accommodation, together with the capacity to locate a further 6-8 transportable classrooms on site, it is likely that the school could accommodate as many as 625 students, Kindergarten-Year 7.
& nbsp; Kindergarten Pre Primary
&nbs p; 2 Sess 4 Sess 8 Sess 10 Sess Yr 1 Yr2 Yr3 Yr4 Yr5 Yr6 Yr7 Total
2004 Sem 1 70 45 41 13 42 45 57 39 44 396
2003 Sem 2 42 38 16 44 41 52 43 42 51 369
2003 Sem 1 46 37 17 43 40 52 40 42 51 368
2002 Sem 2 36 15 43 41 52 36 38 50 46 357
2002 Sem 1 40 15 44 42 48 40 39 51 45 364
2001 Sem 2 13 43 &n bsp; 43 49 41 42 49 43 63 386
2001 Sem 1 11 48 &n bsp; 44 50 38 43 48 44 65 391
2000 Sem 2 43 &n bsp; 42 51 34 40 48 49 55 45 407
2000 Sem 1 47 39 51 34 40 47 49 54 45 406
1999 Sem 2 34 54 26 42 46 50 49 47 47 395
1999 Sem 1 31 44 26 42 39 46 48 46 46 368
(3) Comparing the enrolments over a number of years.
(4) Based on the existing permanent classroom accommodation, together with the capacity to locate a further 6-8 transportable classrooms on site, it is likely that the school could accommodate as many as 625 students, Kindergarten-Year 7.
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