❓ Hon Alison Xamon asks the Minister for Education and Training about exemptions for community kindergartens struggling to meet enrolment thresholds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister responds that extensions have been granted and exemption requests will be assessed considering the pandemic's impact.
AnsweredQoN 830Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CORONAVIRUS —
COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS
830. Hon ALISON XAMON to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to the impacts of the
COVID-19 pandemic on those community kindergartens that may not have met
enrolment thresholds for 2021.
(1) Will the
minister provide those kindergartens that are close to meeting the one-class
threshold and that have met this threshold in the past an exemption to allow
them to operate next year?
(2) If yes to (1), which
kindergartens will be granted an exemption?
(3) Will the
minister provide those kindergartens that are close to meeting the two-class
threshold and that have met this threshold in the past an exemption to allow
them to operate two classes next year?
(4) If yes to (3), which
kindergartens will be granted an exemption?
(5) If no to either (1) or (3), why
not?
COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS
830. Hon ALISON XAMON to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to the impacts of the
COVID-19 pandemic on those community kindergartens that may not have met
enrolment thresholds for 2021.
(1) Will the
minister provide those kindergartens that are close to meeting the one-class
threshold and that have met this threshold in the past an exemption to allow
them to operate next year?
(2) If yes to (1), which
kindergartens will be granted an exemption?
(3) Will the
minister provide those kindergartens that are close to meeting the two-class
threshold and that have met this threshold in the past an exemption to allow
them to operate two classes next year?
(4) If yes to (3), which
kindergartens will be granted an exemption?
(5) If no to either (1) or (3), why
not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Community
kindergartens that have requested an extension to reach either the one-class or
two-class threshold have until 25 September to reach this enrolment threshold.
Exemption requests from community kindergartens that have still not met the
threshold to operate in 2021 by this date will then be assessed by the
Department of Education. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will be
considered in this process.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) Refer to (1).
(4)–(5) Not applicable.
some notice of the question.
(1) Community
kindergartens that have requested an extension to reach either the one-class or
two-class threshold have until 25 September to reach this enrolment threshold.
Exemption requests from community kindergartens that have still not met the
threshold to operate in 2021 by this date will then be assessed by the
Department of Education. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will be
considered in this process.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) Refer to (1).
(4)–(5) Not applicable.
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