❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks specific truancy figures for Indigenous students in metropolitan schools and comparison to the general population. The Minister provides overall attendance rates and outlines current anti-truancy strategies, promising a future enhanced strategy.
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(1) Can the Minister provide the truancy figures of Indigenous students in primary and secondary school by district in the metropolitan area?
(2) Can the Minster provide further information comparing these figures to the general population?
(3) Can the Minister outline the Government’s anti-truancy strategy for Indigenous young people?
(2) Can the Minster provide further information comparing these figures to the general population?
(3) Can the Minister outline the Government’s anti-truancy strategy for Indigenous young people?
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Answered
12 May 2009
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
33 days
On average all students across the state (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal) attend for the following percentage of time: Year Group Attendance Rate Primary Attendance Rate 92.6% Secondary Attendance Rate 87.6% Combined Attendance Rate 90.7% (3) An enhanced Attendance Strategy is being developed and will be announced at a later date. Strategies currently used to manage attendance include: The Attendance and School Attendance Panel policies; Annual Student Attendance Audit in August and a voluntary audit in May; District Attendance Officers in every district; SMS strategy that advises parents when their child is not in attendance in approximately 125 schools; Student Tracking System; Standardised Leave Passes Guidelines; Keeping Kids in Schools Program: Community level arrangements with retailers to decline service to students during school hours; Tri-border Attendance Strategy; MOU with the Department of Corrective Services to manage young people either entering or exiting secure facilities; and Northbridge Project in collaboration with the Department of Child Protection. In consultation with Aboriginal Education Advisory Councils, the Department provides flexible funding to districts for addressing issues affecting Aboriginal students. The 2007 - 2009 funding has focused on strategies to improve attendance. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
An enhanced Attendance Strategy is being developed and will be announced at a later date. Strategies currently used to manage attendance include: The Attendance and School Attendance Panel policies; Annual Student Attendance Audit in August and a voluntary audit in May; District Attendance Officers in every district; SMS strategy that advises parents when their child is not in attendance in approximately 125 schools; Student Tracking System; Standardised Leave Passes Guidelines; Keeping Kids in Schools Program: Community level arrangements with retailers to decline service to students during school hours; Tri-border Attendance Strategy; MOU with the Department of Corrective Services to manage young people either entering or exiting secure facilities; and Northbridge Project in collaboration with the Department of Child Protection. In consultation with Aboriginal Education Advisory Councils, the Department provides flexible funding to districts for addressing issues affecting Aboriginal students. The 2007 - 2009 funding has focused on strategies to improve attendance. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
An enhanced Attendance Strategy is being developed and will be announced at a later date. Strategies currently used to manage attendance include: The Attendance and School Attendance Panel policies; Annual Student Attendance Audit in August and a voluntary audit in May; District Attendance Officers in every district; SMS strategy that advises parents when their child is not in attendance in approximately 125 schools; Student Tracking System; Standardised Leave Passes Guidelines; Keeping Kids in Schools Program: Community level arrangements with retailers to decline service to students during school hours; Tri-border Attendance Strategy; MOU with the Department of Corrective Services to manage young people either entering or exiting secure facilities; and Northbridge Project in collaboration with the Department of Child Protection. In consultation with Aboriginal Education Advisory Councils, the Department provides flexible funding to districts for addressing issues affecting Aboriginal students. The 2007 - 2009 funding has focused on strategies to improve attendance. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
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