❓ Hon Rod Caddies inquired about the prevalence of out-of-field teaching in WA public schools, specifically requesting percentages for metropolitan, regional, and remote areas, and the number of such teachers without formal training or mentoring. The Department of Education stated this information is not centrally collected and would require an unreasonable manual collation.
AnsweredQoN 376Legislative Council
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Public schools—Teachers376.Hon Rod Caddiesto
theLeader of the House representing the
Minister for Education:I refer to the
practice of teachers being required to teach subjects outside their area of
qualification in Western Australian public schools.(1) What percentage of teachers in
metropolitan WA public schools are currently teaching out of field?(2) What percentage of teachers in
regional and remote WA public schools are currently teaching out of field?(3) How many teachers currently teaching
out of field in WA public schools have received no formal training or mentoring
in the subject they are required to teach?
theLeader of the House representing the
Minister for Education:I refer to the
practice of teachers being required to teach subjects outside their area of
qualification in Western Australian public schools.(1) What percentage of teachers in
metropolitan WA public schools are currently teaching out of field?(2) What percentage of teachers in
regional and remote WA public schools are currently teaching out of field?(3) How many teachers currently teaching
out of field in WA public schools have received no formal training or mentoring
in the subject they are required to teach?
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(1)–(3) The Department of Education advises the
level of information requested is not collected centrally. An extensive manual
collation and review of data would be required to provide the information
requested and is not considered a reasonable use of government resources.
level of information requested is not collected centrally. An extensive manual
collation and review of data would be required to provide the information
requested and is not considered a reasonable use of government resources.
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