Dr. Constable questions the Education portfolio regarding scholarships awarded to school leavers, Aboriginal people, and final-year teacher training students, specifically in areas of need and LOTE, including application and recipient numbers, and the proportion of non-school leaver applicants and recipients.

AnsweredQoN 1650Legislative Assembly
Asked
21 March 2002
Portfolio
Education

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(ii) Aboriginal people; and (iii) people entering into their final year of teacher training - (A) in areas of need identified and funded by a State Government allocation; and (B) for Language Other Than English (LOTE) funded from a Commonwealth Government grant;
(iii) people entering into their final year of teacher training - (A) in areas of need identified and funded by a State Government allocation; and (B) for Language Other Than English (LOTE) funded from a Commonwealth Government grant;
(B) for Language Other Than English (LOTE) funded from a Commonwealth Government grant;
(ii) were awarded a scholarship in each of the above categories?
(ii) were awarded scholarships in each category?
(c) (i) 149 out of the 163 applications received for scholarships for Aboriginal people and for people entering their final year of teacher training were from non-school leavers. (ii) 72 of the 74 recipients of scholarships for Aboriginal people and for people entering their final year of teacher training were non-school leavers.
(ii) 72 of the 74 recipients of scholarships for Aboriginal people and for people entering their final year of teacher training were non-school leavers.

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Answered
11 June 2002
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
82 days
(a)
(i) School Leavers 229
(ii) Aboriginal people 32
(iii) final year of training
(A) Area of identified need 104
(B) LOTE 27
(b)
(i) applied 103
(ii) were awarded scholarships 33
School leavers 43 applied 2 were awarded scholarships
Aboriginal people 7 applied 2 were awarded scholarships
Final year of training
In area of need 47 applied 28 were awarded scholarships
LOTE 6 applied 1 was awarded a scholarship
(c)
(i) 149 out of the 163 applications received for scholarships for Aboriginal people and for people entering their final year of teacher training were from non-school leavers.
(ii) 72 of the 74 recipients of scholarships for Aboriginal people and for people entering their final year of teacher training were non-school leavers.

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