❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on school attendance, truancy rates in government primary and high schools, school attendance panels convened, and their effectiveness in returning children to school.
AnsweredQoN 3150Legislative Assembly
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(a) Government primary schools in Western Australia; and
(b) Government high schools in Western Australia?
(2) How many of those were truants?
(3) How many school attendance panels have been convened in Western Australia in the last year?
(4) How many of those panels resulted in a child returning to school and attendance becoming satisfactory?
(b) Government high schools in Western Australia?
(2) How many of those were truants?
(3) How many school attendance panels have been convened in Western Australia in the last year?
(4) How many of those panels resulted in a child returning to school and attendance becoming satisfactory?
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Answered
1 May 2008
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
51 days
1 a) and b) Non-attendance figures indicate the percentage of students absent on any given day. They include both authorised (explained by parents) absences and unauthorised absences (unexplained by parent, possible truancy).
2005
2006
2007
Primary
7%
7%
8%
Secondary
11%
12%
13%
2) The Department does not keep centralised data on truancy.
3) 16
4) 9
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2005
2006
2007
Primary
7%
7%
8%
Secondary
11%
12%
13%
2) The Department does not keep centralised data on truancy.
3) 16
4) 9
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