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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 2720 asked in the Legislative Council on 22 November 2019 by Hon Donna Faragher

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


Question

(1) I refer to Shenton College and I ask, how many students are enrolled at the school in 2019?
(2) What is the current total enrollment capacity for the school?
(3) How many demountable classrooms are currently installed on the school site?
(4) What is the school’s total enrollment capacity without these demountables?
(5) Can the Minister provide the most recent enrollment projections for the school in the years:
(a) 2020;
(b) 2021;
(c) 2022;
(d) 2023; and
(e) 2024?

Answered on 12 February 2020

The Department of Education monitors student population growth in all of its schools and plans appropriate responses. The Department uses transportable classrooms to accommodate growth. Responses to long term sustained growth are subject to planning and budget processes. 

1)         As at Semester 2, 2019, Shenton College had a total enrolment of 2 214 students.

2)         Shenton College has a total accommodation capacity of 2 694 students.

3)         No transportable classrooms are currently installed at Shenton College.

4)         Not applicable.

5)         The Department of Education actively monitors student population growth and residential development to determine if schools are coming under accommodation pressure and require a relieving strategy. 

Year

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Enrolment*

2 346-2 351

2 446-2 458

2 536-2 559

2 636-2 665

2 688-2 730

 * The projections for Shenton College have been presented as a range because the actual number of students who will choose to enrol at Bob Hawke College based on the “grandfather clause” included in the adjusted local-intake areas of Churchlands Senior High School, Mount Lawley Senior High School and Shenton College from 2020 is unknown.  The grandfather clause provides students currently residing in the adjusted local-intake areas with a choice to enrol at their current local-intake area school or their new local-intake area school from 2020.