❓ Question regarding the provision of education, specifically ESL support, to young people at Banksia Hill Detention Centre. The answer provides data on the number of detainees, those with English as a second language, and the number of teachers with ESL qualifications.
AnsweredQoN 2665Legislative Council
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I
refer to the provision of education to young people in Banksia Hill Detention
Centre (Banksia Hill), and I ask: (a) how
many children and young people are currently accommodated in Banksia Hill; (b) for how many of these children is English not
their first language; (c) how many teachers are currently employed at Banksia Hill (please advise both FTE and headcount); and (d) how many of these teachers hold specific qualifications in teaching English as a second language (please advise both FTE and headcount)?
refer to the provision of education to young people in Banksia Hill Detention
Centre (Banksia Hill), and I ask: (a) how
many children and young people are currently accommodated in Banksia Hill; (b) for how many of these children is English not
their first language; (c) how many teachers are currently employed at Banksia Hill (please advise both FTE and headcount); and (d) how many of these teachers hold specific qualifications in teaching English as a second language (please advise both FTE and headcount)?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
5 December 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
11 days
(a) As at the 11 November 2019, the number of children and young people accommodated at Banksia Hill Detention Centre is 97.
(b) The Department’s Total Offender Management System records a young person’s primary language. As at 11 November 2019, two young people have a primary language listed other than English.
(c) FTE is 23 / 19 teachers on site.
(d) FTE is 3 / 3 teachers on site.
(b) The Department’s Total Offender Management System records a young person’s primary language. As at 11 November 2019, two young people have a primary language listed other than English.
(c) FTE is 23 / 19 teachers on site.
(d) FTE is 3 / 3 teachers on site.
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