❓ Hon. Neil Thomson questions the Minister for Education and Training regarding student attendance rates at Halls Creek District High School, particularly in light of previous claims about truancy program success. The Minister provides enrolment and attendance data for 2021 and outlines strategies to improve attendance.
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HALLS CREEK DISTRICT HIGH
SCHOOL — STUDENT ATTENDANCE
123. Hon
NEIL THOMSON to the Minister for Education and Training:
I refer to concerns raised about
attendance at Halls Creek District High School and the minister's
claims on 26 November 2021 in The Kimberley Echo that truancy
programs were getting kids back to school.
(1) What was the number of
enrolments in years 7 to 10 at Halls Creek District High School in 2020–21?
(2) Of (1), what number of students
attended school for more than 80 per cent of the time?
(3) What was the number of
enrolments in years 11 and 12 at Halls Creek District Senior High in 2021?
(4) Of (3), what number of students
attended the school for more than 80 per cent of the time?
(5) What is the total enrolment in
the categories years 7 to 10 and years 11 and 12 respectively for 2022?
SCHOOL — STUDENT ATTENDANCE
123. Hon
NEIL THOMSON to the Minister for Education and Training:
I refer to concerns raised about
attendance at Halls Creek District High School and the minister's
claims on 26 November 2021 in The Kimberley Echo that truancy
programs were getting kids back to school.
(1) What was the number of
enrolments in years 7 to 10 at Halls Creek District High School in 2020–21?
(2) Of (1), what number of students
attended school for more than 80 per cent of the time?
(3) What was the number of
enrolments in years 11 and 12 at Halls Creek District Senior High in 2021?
(4) Of (3), what number of students
attended the school for more than 80 per cent of the time?
(5) What is the total enrolment in
the categories years 7 to 10 and years 11 and 12 respectively for 2022?
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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
Semester one is used as the
standard for reporting attendance data. The 2021 enrolments are based on
students enrolled at any time during semester one.
(1) The number of students was 152.
(2) The number of students was 27.
(3) The number of students was 52.
(4) The number of students was two.
(5) Census processing for semester
one 2022 is currently in progress.
Attendance
remains a priority for Halls Creek District High School, with regular home
visits, individualised attendance targets and attendance-based Clontarf
and Shooting Stars programs being just a few of the strategies utilised.
some notice of the question.
Semester one is used as the
standard for reporting attendance data. The 2021 enrolments are based on
students enrolled at any time during semester one.
(1) The number of students was 152.
(2) The number of students was 27.
(3) The number of students was 52.
(4) The number of students was two.
(5) Census processing for semester
one 2022 is currently in progress.
Attendance
remains a priority for Halls Creek District High School, with regular home
visits, individualised attendance targets and attendance-based Clontarf
and Shooting Stars programs being just a few of the strategies utilised.
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