❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding NAPLAN participation rates for Aboriginal students and strategies to improve their engagement in public schools.
AnsweredQoN 5676Legislative Council
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(1)(e) NAPLAN commenced in 2008. No data are available for 2007. (2) Public schools use a range of strategies to maximise Aboriginal student participation in education by: · working in partnership with community sector organisations to provide flexible schooling and engagement programs for Aboriginal students, including the Clontarf Foundation's Football academies; the Graham (Polly) Farmer Foundation's Follow the Dream : Partnerships for Success program; and Swan Districts Football Club Shooting Goals and Kicking Goals programs; · school-based senior secondary engagement programs that provide flexible learning programs and targeted case management and support for high school students who are considered to be at risk of disengaging from school; · the Aboriginal School Based Training program, which operates in partnership with the Department of Training and Workforce Development, and provides work readiness and apprenticeship or traineeship learning opportunities for Aboriginal students in Years 10 to 12; · negotiating formal partnership agreements with local Aboriginal communities that articulate how they will all work together to improve student attendance, participation and other educational outcomes; · working with community sector organisations to support school participation and attendance through programs such as the Community Development Foundation's School Passport Program ; · the Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme , which provides literacy, numeracy and subject-specific tuition to improve Aboriginal students' academic results, retention and participation at school; and · making classroom learning more relevant and engaging for Aboriginal students through: · professional development and cultural awareness training to enhance teachers' and school leaders' abilities to cater for the educational needs of Aboriginal students; · more flexible schooling options for students to meet their current and future learning needs; and · strategies to attract, retain and support high quality leaders and teachers working in schools with high enrolments of Aboriginal students. Schools' abilities to use these strategies have been strengthened by the Western AustralianGovernment's reforms giving schools greater autonomy and flexibility in deciding how best to cater for their students' and local community's needs. (3 - 5) Not applicable. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
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Answered
14 August 2012
Responded by
Minister for Energy representing the Minister for Education
Response time
63 days
(1)(a)-(1)(d)
NAPLAN Participation rates for Western Australian Year 9 Aboriginal students in public schools are as follows:
Reading
Writing
Spelling
Grammar and Punctuation
Numeracy
2011
69.4
70.0
71.9
71.9
68.7
2010
72.6
71.2
74.1
74.1
70.2
2009
70.1
72.1
73.7
73.7
69.0
2008
70.8
71.4
72.0
72.0
68.1
(1)(e) NAPLAN commenced in 2008. No data are available for 2007.
(2) Public schools use a range of strategies to maximise Aboriginal student participation in education by:
· working in partnership with community sector organisations to provide flexible schooling and engagement programs for Aboriginal students, including the Clontarf Foundation's Football academies; the Graham (Polly) Farmer Foundation's
Follow the Dream
: Partnerships for Success program; and Swan Districts Football Club
Shooting Goals and Kicking Goals
programs;
· school-based senior secondary engagement programs that provide flexible learning programs and targeted case management and support for high school students who are considered to be at risk of disengaging from school;
· the Aboriginal School Based Training program, which operates in partnership with the Department of Training and Workforce Development, and provides work readiness and apprenticeship or traineeship learning opportunities for Aboriginal students in Years 10 to 12;
· negotiating formal partnership agreements with local Aboriginal communities that articulate how they will all work together to improve student attendance, participation and other educational outcomes;
· working with community sector organisations to support school participation and attendance through programs such as the Community Development Foundation's
School Passport Program
;
· the
Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme
, which provides literacy, numeracy and subject-specific tuition to improve Aboriginal students' academic results, retention and participation at school; and
· making classroom learning more relevant and engaging for Aboriginal students through:
· professional development and cultural awareness training to enhance teachers' and school leaders' abilities to cater for the educational needs of Aboriginal students;
· more flexible schooling options for students to meet their current and future learning needs; and
· strategies to attract, retain and support high quality leaders and teachers working in schools with high enrolments of Aboriginal students.
Schools' abilities to use these strategies have been strengthened by the Western AustralianGovernment's reforms giving schools greater autonomy and flexibility in deciding how best to cater for their students' and local community's needs.
(3 - 5) Not applicable.
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NAPLAN Participation rates for Western Australian Year 9 Aboriginal students in public schools are as follows:
Reading
Writing
Spelling
Grammar and Punctuation
Numeracy
2011
69.4
70.0
71.9
71.9
68.7
2010
72.6
71.2
74.1
74.1
70.2
2009
70.1
72.1
73.7
73.7
69.0
2008
70.8
71.4
72.0
72.0
68.1
(1)(e) NAPLAN commenced in 2008. No data are available for 2007.
(2) Public schools use a range of strategies to maximise Aboriginal student participation in education by:
· working in partnership with community sector organisations to provide flexible schooling and engagement programs for Aboriginal students, including the Clontarf Foundation's Football academies; the Graham (Polly) Farmer Foundation's
Follow the Dream
: Partnerships for Success program; and Swan Districts Football Club
Shooting Goals and Kicking Goals
programs;
· school-based senior secondary engagement programs that provide flexible learning programs and targeted case management and support for high school students who are considered to be at risk of disengaging from school;
· the Aboriginal School Based Training program, which operates in partnership with the Department of Training and Workforce Development, and provides work readiness and apprenticeship or traineeship learning opportunities for Aboriginal students in Years 10 to 12;
· negotiating formal partnership agreements with local Aboriginal communities that articulate how they will all work together to improve student attendance, participation and other educational outcomes;
· working with community sector organisations to support school participation and attendance through programs such as the Community Development Foundation's
School Passport Program
;
· the
Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme
, which provides literacy, numeracy and subject-specific tuition to improve Aboriginal students' academic results, retention and participation at school; and
· making classroom learning more relevant and engaging for Aboriginal students through:
· professional development and cultural awareness training to enhance teachers' and school leaders' abilities to cater for the educational needs of Aboriginal students;
· more flexible schooling options for students to meet their current and future learning needs; and
· strategies to attract, retain and support high quality leaders and teachers working in schools with high enrolments of Aboriginal students.
Schools' abilities to use these strategies have been strengthened by the Western AustralianGovernment's reforms giving schools greater autonomy and flexibility in deciding how best to cater for their students' and local community's needs.
(3 - 5) Not applicable.
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