❓ A parliamentary question seeks data on school psychologist staffing levels at specific dates. The answer provides annual averages and current staffing, citing potential for misleading information with specific dates and highlighting the government's commitment to increasing psychologist positions.
AnsweredQoN 2467Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
How many full-time equivalent school psychologist positions in the Western Australian Government School Psychology Service and the Behaviour Management Program were either allocated and/or unfilled as at:
(a) the commencement of the 2008 school year;
(b) 30 November 2008;
(c) 30 November 2009; and
(d) 1 Feb 2010?
(a) the commencement of the 2008 school year;
(b) 30 November 2008;
(c) 30 November 2009; and
(d) 1 Feb 2010?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 April 2010
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
36 days
(a) - (d)
In line with the Western Australian Government's commitment over the first term to provide 50 additional school psychologists, as at the 15 April pay date we have supplied an additional 16 FTE.
Staff numbers can vary from week to week as staff leave and new staff are recruited. To provide staff numbers on specific dates as requested in this question could inadvertently mislead the House as to the status of staffing levels.
The table below presents information on the staffing levels of the School Psychology Service in the most meaningful way as the annual average staffing levels for years 2008, 2009 and the current staffing as at the first pay period in March 2010.
FTE
Year Average 2008
Year Average 2009
First pay date in March 2010
School Psychologists
Albany Education District
6.9
6.2
5.5
Bunbury Education District
8.7
7.2
8.4
Canning Education District
28.1
30.0
30.0
Esperance Education District
3.5
4.3
5.4
Fremantle/Peel Education District
41.1
41.6
44.1
Goldfields Education District
5.7
2.2
2.6
Canning& Tuart Colleges
1.6
1.8
2.5
Kimberley Education District
4.6
5.3
7.0
Mid West Education District
8.2
8.3
8.4
Midlands Education District
5.9
5.7
6.8
Narrogin Education District
4.4
3.9
3.7
Pilbara Education District
7.9
5.0
6.7
Swan Education District
37.2
40.2
36.9
Warren-Blackwood Education District
5.1
5.5
6.1
West Coast Education District
34.7
35.2
35.2
Central Office
2.8
5.2
6.6
Total FTE
204.9
207.6
215.9
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In line with the Western Australian Government's commitment over the first term to provide 50 additional school psychologists, as at the 15 April pay date we have supplied an additional 16 FTE.
Staff numbers can vary from week to week as staff leave and new staff are recruited. To provide staff numbers on specific dates as requested in this question could inadvertently mislead the House as to the status of staffing levels.
The table below presents information on the staffing levels of the School Psychology Service in the most meaningful way as the annual average staffing levels for years 2008, 2009 and the current staffing as at the first pay period in March 2010.
FTE
Year Average 2008
Year Average 2009
First pay date in March 2010
School Psychologists
Albany Education District
6.9
6.2
5.5
Bunbury Education District
8.7
7.2
8.4
Canning Education District
28.1
30.0
30.0
Esperance Education District
3.5
4.3
5.4
Fremantle/Peel Education District
41.1
41.6
44.1
Goldfields Education District
5.7
2.2
2.6
Canning& Tuart Colleges
1.6
1.8
2.5
Kimberley Education District
4.6
5.3
7.0
Mid West Education District
8.2
8.3
8.4
Midlands Education District
5.9
5.7
6.8
Narrogin Education District
4.4
3.9
3.7
Pilbara Education District
7.9
5.0
6.7
Swan Education District
37.2
40.2
36.9
Warren-Blackwood Education District
5.1
5.5
6.1
West Coast Education District
34.7
35.2
35.2
Central Office
2.8
5.2
6.6
Total FTE
204.9
207.6
215.9
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