❓ WA parliamentary question regarding the number of public schools requesting access to school chaplains from 2021-2024. The answer provides the number of schools accessing chaplaincy/wellbeing services through the Department's centralised panel.
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How many WA public schools requested access to a school chaplain in the school years : (a) 2024; (b) 2023; (c) 2022; and (d) 2021?
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Answered
14 August 2025
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
8 days
In the 2021 State Budget, the Government committed an additional $21.8 million to provide public schools the opportunity to purchase chaplaincy services to support the social and emotional wellbeing of students and staff.
The Department of Education advises that the following number of schools requested funding to access a school chaplain or student wellbeing officer through the Department’s centralised panel of providers.
Number of schools
(a) 2024
748
(b) 2023
748
(c) 2022
619
(d) 2021
512
This data does not include individual schools who may have directly hired staff outside these arrangements, to assist with student wellbeing support.
The Department of Education advises that the following number of schools requested funding to access a school chaplain or student wellbeing officer through the Department’s centralised panel of providers.
Number of schools
(a) 2024
748
(b) 2023
748
(c) 2022
619
(d) 2021
512
This data does not include individual schools who may have directly hired staff outside these arrangements, to assist with student wellbeing support.
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