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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 2769 asked in the Legislative Council on 11 February 2020 by Hon Alison Xamon

Question Directed to the: Minister for Education and Training
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

I refer to the Department of Education Annual Report 2018-19, page 24, and to the partnerships with stakeholders to improve student attendance, and I ask:
(a) will the Minister please advise with which agencies and non-government organisations partnerships have been developed; and
(b) what work is being done, or is intended will be done, under each of these partnerships?

Answered on 17 March 2020

a)

In response to the report Setting the Stage for Improvement: Department of Education’s Management of Student Attendance, a cross-agency steering group has been established. The group has high-level representation from the Telethon Kids Institute, Commissioner for Children and Young People, Mental Health Commission, Western Australia Police Force and the following six Government departments:

  • Education;
  • Communities;
  • Health;
  • Training and Workforce Development;
  • Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries; and
  • Justice.

b)

The purpose of the steering group is to provide strategic advice and recommendations on cross-agency actions to improve student attendance that help to address underlying social, cultural and institutional causes of school absence in remote and/or very disadvantaged communities.