Question On Notice No. 1605 asked in the Legislative Council on 28 August 2018 by Hon Donna Faragher
Question Directed to the: Minister for Education and Training
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to school psychologists working in Western Australian public schools, and I ask, for each Education Region, will the Minister provide a breakdown of school psychologists by FTE and headcount as at:
(a) 30 June 2014;
(b) 30 June 2015;
(c) 30 June 2016;
(d) 30 June 2017; and
(e) 30 June 2018?
Answered on 9 October 2018
(a)-(e)
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FTE(1) (Headcount)(2)
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Year
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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Goldfields Region
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10.9 (13)
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10.6 (14)
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11.3 (15)
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12.3 (16)
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12.9 (18)
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Kimberley Region
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12.6 (14)
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13 (15)
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13.9 (16)
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13.1 (17)
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13.7 (18)
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Midwest Region
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11.3 (13)
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10.9 (11)
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10.5 (14)
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11.9 (15)
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12.6 (15)
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North Metropolitan Region
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105.1 (143)
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106.8 (144)
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101.2 (130)
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95.8 (134)
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99.9 (147)
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Pilbara Region
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10 (12)
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10.5 (11)
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10.2 (11)
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11.6 (14)
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13.9 (19)
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South Metropolitan Region
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99.1 (129)
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100.6 (142)
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103.2 (132)
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103.2 (138)
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106 (149)
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Southwest Region
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29.9 (36)
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31.2 (35)
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30.7 (37)
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30.7 (40)
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31.3 (45)
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Wheatbelt Region
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11.6 (13)
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11.7 (13)
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11.8 (15)
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11.7 (13)
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12.1 (18)
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Central Office / Statewide Services Centre (3)
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0.3 (4)
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2.4 (13)
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17.9 (52)
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34.0 (53)
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34.4 (60)
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Totals
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290.8 (377)
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297.7 (398)
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310.7 (422)
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324.3 (440)
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336.8 (489)
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(1) FTE levels will fluctuate from pay period to pay period, usually with higher FTE during term time than during vacation periods. FTE figures reflect the financial year average paid FTE to 30 June.
(2) Headcount is based on point in time as at 30 June for each year and includes permanent and fixed-term staff but not casual employees.
(3) Includes staff located in the Schools of Special Education Needs, which was aligned under the North Metropolitan Education Region prior to 2016. Also includes staff located in central office under the School Psychology Service branch.