❓ Mr Staltari questions the Education portfolio regarding the ratio of Education Assistants to students in WA public schools, revealing a decreasing ratio over recent years.
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(1) What is the ratio of Education Assistants (EAs) to students under the current Enterprise Bargaining Agreement? (2) As at 1 February 2025, what was the current ratio of Education Assistants (EAs) to students in WA public schools? (3) What is the equivalent answer for (2) for the 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 school years?
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Answered
25 June 2025
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
10 days
The Department of Education advises:
(1) Industrial agreements for Education Assistants do not prescribe student/Education Assistant ratios.
(2) 1:26 as of 13 February 2025. The Department calculates Full Time Equivalents (FTE) as at the end of the pay period. The first pay period in February 2025 was 13 February.
(3)
Year
Ratio
2024
1:27
2023
1:29
2022
1:29
2021
1:31
Note: The closest pay periods to 1 February in each of these years are 1 February 2024, 2 February 2023, 3 February 2022 and 4 February 2021.
(1) Industrial agreements for Education Assistants do not prescribe student/Education Assistant ratios.
(2) 1:26 as of 13 February 2025. The Department calculates Full Time Equivalents (FTE) as at the end of the pay period. The first pay period in February 2025 was 13 February.
(3)
Year
Ratio
2024
1:27
2023
1:29
2022
1:29
2021
1:31
Note: The closest pay periods to 1 February in each of these years are 1 February 2024, 2 February 2023, 3 February 2022 and 4 February 2021.
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