❓ Hon Colin Tincknell asks for a breakdown of education assistant numbers and FTE for every WA school from 2016-2020. The response provides a summary increase and refers to a tabled paper for detailed data, citing local school autonomy in staffing decisions.
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For every school in Western Australia: (a) what is the number of education assistants for: (i) 2016; (ii) 2017; (iii) 2018; (iv) 2019; and (v) 2020; and (b) what is the number of education assistants FTE for: (i) 2016; (ii) 2017; (iii) 2018; (iv) 2019; and (v) 2020?
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Answered
10 November 2020
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
10 days
Since 2017, there has been a six percent increase in the total number of education assistants in Western Australian public schools.
The McGowan Government’s education assistants election commitment has seen an additional 300 FTE education assistants allocated to approximately 238 schools since 2018.
Schools make local decisions regarding employment of education assistants to meet the needs of their student cohort. Therefore numbers will change from year to year at individual schools.
(a) and (b) The response provides data for public schools only.
[Refer to Tabled Paper No ].
The McGowan Government’s education assistants election commitment has seen an additional 300 FTE education assistants allocated to approximately 238 schools since 2018.
Schools make local decisions regarding employment of education assistants to meet the needs of their student cohort. Therefore numbers will change from year to year at individual schools.
(a) and (b) The response provides data for public schools only.
[Refer to Tabled Paper No ].
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