❓ Hon Donna Faragher asked about student to teacher ratios in WA government schools from 2017-2021 across various school types. The Minister provided median ratios and tabled a list of individual school ratios for 2021.
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(1) I refer to student to teacher ratios in Western Australian government schools, for the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, and ask, what was the median student to teacher ratio in: (a) primary schools; (b) secondary schools; (c) curriculum and re-engagement in education (CARE) schools; (d) school of special educational needs (SSEN); (e) language development centres; and (f) overall? (2) For each government school, will the Minister table a list of the individual student to teacher ratios in 2021?
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Answered
9 September 2021
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
9 days
Answer
(1)
Category
Median Ratio 2017
Median Ratio 2018
Median Ratio 2019
Median Ratio 2020
Median Ratio 2021
(a) Primary
16.10
16.20
16.15
16.20
15.80
(b) Secondary
13.80
13.80
13.80
14.15
13.95
(c) CARE Schools
Not applicable
(d) SSEN Schools
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.30
0.35
(e) Language Development Centres
7.90
8.50
8.20
8.50
8.50
(f) Overall
14.60
14.80
15.00
15.10
14.60
(2) [Refer to Tabled Paper ]
(1)
Category
Median Ratio 2017
Median Ratio 2018
Median Ratio 2019
Median Ratio 2020
Median Ratio 2021
(a) Primary
16.10
16.20
16.15
16.20
15.80
(b) Secondary
13.80
13.80
13.80
14.15
13.95
(c) CARE Schools
Not applicable
(d) SSEN Schools
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.30
0.35
(e) Language Development Centres
7.90
8.50
8.20
8.50
8.50
(f) Overall
14.60
14.80
15.00
15.10
14.60
(2) [Refer to Tabled Paper ]
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