Hon Sue Ellery asks the Minister for Education about projected and actual student numbers undertaking VET in schools courses in public schools following changes to the Western Australian Certificate of Education in 2015. The Minister provides the requested data.

AnsweredQoN 1296Legislative Council
Asked
20 November 2014
Portfolio
Education

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VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1296. Hon SUE ELLERY to the
Minister for Education:
I refer to the Western Australian Certificate of Education
changes in 2015, which will see significantly more secondary students undertake
vocational education and training in schools courses to achieve a certificate
II. In respect of public schools —
(1) What is
the number of secondary students projected to undertake VET in schools courses
in 2015?
(2) How many secondary students undertook VET in schools
courses in 2014?

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
(1) The number
of secondary students projected to undertake VET in schools courses in 2015 is
30 090. This data is drawn from a survey of public school principals in August
2014.
(2) The number
of public school secondary students enrolled in VET in schools courses in 2014
is 21 234. This number is drawn from confirmed enrolments in September 2014.

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