❓ Question regarding the number of students in the South West Education region who dropped out of school and were not registered elsewhere in WA, and the Education Department's tracking and re-engagement efforts. The answer provides statistics and outlines the collaborative approach to locate and re-engage these students.
AnsweredQoN 2998Legislative Council
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(1) For each of the years 2013 and 2014, how many students attending a school in the South West Education region ceased attending that school and failed to turn up on another school register in either the South West Education Region or elsewhere in the State? (2) What does the Education Department do to track school drop outs and get these students back into school?
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Answered
16 June 2015
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
42 days
(1) The number of students attending a school in the South West Education Region who ceased attending that school and failed to turn up on another school register in Western Australia was 97 in 2013; and 102 in 2014. I am also advised that the Department of Education did not receive a notification from another jurisdiction to indicate that these students were enrolled at a school in another state or territory.
(2) The Department of Education manages the Students Whose Whereabouts are Unknown list, which is shared monthly with the following agencies that work together in an attempt to locate and re-engage students:
· Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia;
· Catholic Education Office of Western Australia;
· School Curriculum and Standards Authority;
· Department of Corrective Services; and
· Department for Child Protection and Family Support.
Students are only deemed 'missing', and placed on the Students Whose Whereabouts are Unknown list, when the school or educational program has exhausted all reasonable attempts to locate or contact the students or their families.
Reasonable attempts to locate missing students may include phone calls and written communication to family and emergency contacts, home visits by a badged attendance officer, and contact with other schools and agencies.
When a missing student is located, the relevant education regional office works with the student, family and school to engage the student in an appropriate educational program.
(2) The Department of Education manages the Students Whose Whereabouts are Unknown list, which is shared monthly with the following agencies that work together in an attempt to locate and re-engage students:
· Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia;
· Catholic Education Office of Western Australia;
· School Curriculum and Standards Authority;
· Department of Corrective Services; and
· Department for Child Protection and Family Support.
Students are only deemed 'missing', and placed on the Students Whose Whereabouts are Unknown list, when the school or educational program has exhausted all reasonable attempts to locate or contact the students or their families.
Reasonable attempts to locate missing students may include phone calls and written communication to family and emergency contacts, home visits by a badged attendance officer, and contact with other schools and agencies.
When a missing student is located, the relevant education regional office works with the student, family and school to engage the student in an appropriate educational program.
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