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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 674 asked in the Legislative Council on 6 April 2022 by Hon Donna Faragher

Question Directed to the: Minister for Education and Training
Parliament: 41 Session: 1


Question

(1) I refer to the Department of Education and violence in school policies, and I ask, in 2021, how many recommendations were received by the Department from Government school principals for a student to be excluded?
(2) In 2021, how many exclusions were approved by the Department?
(3) Of the exclusions referred to in (2), please advise:
(a) the total number of students who were permanently excluded from a particular school; and
(b) the total number of students who were permanently excluded from all schools?
(4) In 2021, what was the average period of time students were excluded for?

Answered on 10 May 2022

(1)        96

(2)        76

(3)(a)     43

(3)(b)   None. Exclusion from a public school does not revoke the responsibility of the Department of Education to educate a student. Section 94 of the School Education Act 1999 outlines the orders that the Director General may make to exclude a student from a specific public school. Students excluded from a public school may:

            o   be directed to a different public school, School of Alternative Learning Settings or School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement

            o   engage in education programs or learning environments offered by the non-government education sectors, or

            o   depending on their age and eligibility:

                 -  engage in a gazetted course or vocational education and training course through a TAFE or private training provider

                -   undertake an apprenticeship or traineeship, or

                -   gain employment.

              Students may be engaged in a combination of the above, depending on their age and eligibility.

(4)       73 days. This reflects the 33 students temporarily excluded from a public school in 2021, and is based on those days that were available for attendance.