❓ Hon Sue Ellery questions the Minister for Education regarding high principal turnover at Binnu Primary School and the delay in filling leadership positions. The Minister cites departmental independence and assures efforts were made to resolve the issue, with a permanent principal appointed for 2017.
AnsweredQoN 1353Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
BINNU PRIMARY SCHOOL — LEADERSHIP
1353. Hon SUE ELLERY to the Minister for
Education:
I refer to concerns of parents about
the high turnover of school leadership at Binnu Primary School.
(1) Why did the
school community have to wait over 12 months for either an acting principal or
a substantive principal role to be advertised?
(2) Is it
acceptable that Binnu Primary School has had eight principals over seven years?
(3) Will the
minister give the school community an assurance that the instability in school
leadership will be resolved?
1353. Hon SUE ELLERY to the Minister for
Education:
I refer to concerns of parents about
the high turnover of school leadership at Binnu Primary School.
(1) Why did the
school community have to wait over 12 months for either an acting principal or
a substantive principal role to be advertised?
(2) Is it
acceptable that Binnu Primary School has had eight principals over seven years?
(3) Will the
minister give the school community an assurance that the instability in school
leadership will be resolved?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) Section
8 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 requires the Department of Education
to act independently of the minister in matters pertaining to human resource
management. However, I can advise that every effort has been made to have
permanent stability of leadership at Binnu Primary School. Unfortunately, staff
appointed to the school have chosen to seek other opportunities or promotion.
Throughout 2016, the regional executive director for the midwest education
region has kept the Binnu school community well informed, through liaison with
the school council chairperson and via school newsletters, of the process to
appoint a permanent principal to Binnu Primary School. An experienced level 3
principal has now been substantively appointed to commence at Binnu Primary
School in 2017.
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) Section
8 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 requires the Department of Education
to act independently of the minister in matters pertaining to human resource
management. However, I can advise that every effort has been made to have
permanent stability of leadership at Binnu Primary School. Unfortunately, staff
appointed to the school have chosen to seek other opportunities or promotion.
Throughout 2016, the regional executive director for the midwest education
region has kept the Binnu school community well informed, through liaison with
the school council chairperson and via school newsletters, of the process to
appoint a permanent principal to Binnu Primary School. An experienced level 3
principal has now been substantively appointed to commence at Binnu Primary
School in 2017.
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