❓ Mr Staltari asked about student exclusions and suspensions for violent behaviour in WA public schools during 2023. The Education Department does not collate exclusion data by reason, but provided suspension data for physical aggression towards staff and students from 2017-2023.
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(1) How many students were excluded from WA Public Schools for violent behaviour in Term 1, 2023? (2) Please provide the equivalent answer to (1), for the following school terms in 2023: (a) Term 2; (b) Term 3; and (c) Term 4? (3) How many students were suspended from WA Public Schools for violent behaviour in Term 1, 2023? (4) Please provide the equivalent answer to (3), for the following school terms in 2023: (a) Term 2; (b) Term 3; and (c) Term 4?
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14 October 2025
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Minister for Education
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(1)-(2)(c) Data on the number of students excluded is not collated by the reason exclusion orders are issued. As such information requested is not readily available and collecting it would divert staff away from their normal duties, and this is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of government resources.
3)-(4)(c) The Department of Education centrally records the total number of students suspended for physical aggression towards staff, and the total number of students suspended for physical aggression towards students.
Suspension data by year 2023 to 2017
No of students suspended for physical aggression toward:
staff
students
2023
1,756
9,295
2022
1,538
7,752
2021
1,522
7,604
2020
1,365
7,190
2019
1,525
7,552
2018
1,346
6,286
2017
1,475
6,310
Note: The figures in each column cannot be totalled to determine the number of students suspended for violent behaviour as some students are suspended across both categories.
3)-(4)(c) The Department of Education centrally records the total number of students suspended for physical aggression towards staff, and the total number of students suspended for physical aggression towards students.
Suspension data by year 2023 to 2017
No of students suspended for physical aggression toward:
staff
students
2023
1,756
9,295
2022
1,538
7,752
2021
1,522
7,604
2020
1,365
7,190
2019
1,525
7,552
2018
1,346
6,286
2017
1,475
6,310
Note: The figures in each column cannot be totalled to determine the number of students suspended for violent behaviour as some students are suspended across both categories.
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