❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the government's promise to cap class sizes for years 1-3 at 24 pupils in 2003. The Minister confirms the staffing allocation is linked to class sizes and the cap will be implemented.
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The Government promised that class sizes for years 1 to 3 would be capped in 2003 at 24 pupils. (1) Will the minister inform Parliament whether the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes? (2) Will class sizes be capped at 24 students as promised? (3) If the Government increases staffing to provide schools with increased flexibility, rather than linking it to class sizes, what guarantee will parents have that children in the early years of schooling will have lower class sizes? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The acting Minister for Education has provided the following response - (1) Yes, the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes. (2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
(1) Will the minister inform Parliament whether the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes? (2) Will class sizes be capped at 24 students as promised? (3) If the Government increases staffing to provide schools with increased flexibility, rather than linking it to class sizes, what guarantee will parents have that children in the early years of schooling will have lower class sizes? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The acting Minister for Education has provided the following response - (1) Yes, the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes. (2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
(2) Will class sizes be capped at 24 students as promised? (3) If the Government increases staffing to provide schools with increased flexibility, rather than linking it to class sizes, what guarantee will parents have that children in the early years of schooling will have lower class sizes? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The acting Minister for Education has provided the following response - (1) Yes, the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes. (2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
(3) If the Government increases staffing to provide schools with increased flexibility, rather than linking it to class sizes, what guarantee will parents have that children in the early years of schooling will have lower class sizes? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The acting Minister for Education has provided the following response - (1) Yes, the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes. (2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The acting Minister for Education has provided the following response - (1) Yes, the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes. (2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The acting Minister for Education has provided the following response - (1) Yes, the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes. (2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
The acting Minister for Education has provided the following response - (1) Yes, the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes. (2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
(1) Yes, the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes. (2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
(2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
(3) Not applicable.
(1) Will the minister inform Parliament whether the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes? (2) Will class sizes be capped at 24 students as promised? (3) If the Government increases staffing to provide schools with increased flexibility, rather than linking it to class sizes, what guarantee will parents have that children in the early years of schooling will have lower class sizes? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The acting Minister for Education has provided the following response - (1) Yes, the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes. (2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
(2) Will class sizes be capped at 24 students as promised? (3) If the Government increases staffing to provide schools with increased flexibility, rather than linking it to class sizes, what guarantee will parents have that children in the early years of schooling will have lower class sizes? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The acting Minister for Education has provided the following response - (1) Yes, the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes. (2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
(3) If the Government increases staffing to provide schools with increased flexibility, rather than linking it to class sizes, what guarantee will parents have that children in the early years of schooling will have lower class sizes? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The acting Minister for Education has provided the following response - (1) Yes, the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes. (2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The acting Minister for Education has provided the following response - (1) Yes, the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes. (2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The acting Minister for Education has provided the following response - (1) Yes, the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes. (2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
The acting Minister for Education has provided the following response - (1) Yes, the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes. (2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
(1) Yes, the staffing allocation for class sizes in 2003 is directly linked to class sizes. (2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
(2) Government schools will be resourced so that no class in years 1, 2 or 3 will have more than 24 children. (3) Not applicable.
(3) Not applicable.
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