❓ Hon Donna Faragher asks about enrolment numbers and locations of the Kindilink program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. The Minister provides overall registration numbers and refers to a tabled paper and the Department of Education website for school-specific data.
AnsweredQoN 1527Legislative Council
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(1) I refer the the Kindilink play-and-learn initiative for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who are not old enough to enrol in school, and I ask: How many children were enrolled in Kindilink in the following years: (a) 2021; (b) 2022; and (c) 2023 (to date)? (2) Will the Minister list the schools which currently have a Kindilink programme on their site? (3) For each school with a Kindlink on their site, please provide a breakdown of the number of children enrolled in Kindilink in the following years: (a) 2021; (b) 2022; and (c) 2023 (to date)?
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Answered
19 September 2023
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Early Childhood Education
Response time
9 days
The Department of Education advises:
(1) The number of children registered is:
(a) 2,298 – full year
(b) 2,131 – full year
(c) 1,768 – Semester 1.
(2-3) Please see tabled paper xxxx. The schools with a Kindilink programme are also published on the Department of Education website.
Notes:
· KindiLink children are registered, not enrolled.
· Best efforts have been made to ensure the registration data provided is accurate and comparable.
(1) The number of children registered is:
(a) 2,298 – full year
(b) 2,131 – full year
(c) 1,768 – Semester 1.
(2-3) Please see tabled paper xxxx. The schools with a Kindilink programme are also published on the Department of Education website.
Notes:
· KindiLink children are registered, not enrolled.
· Best efforts have been made to ensure the registration data provided is accurate and comparable.
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