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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 655 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 August 2022 by Hon Colin De Grussa

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

EXMOUTH DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL

655. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Minister for Education and Training:

I refer to Exmouth District High School.

(1) How many high school students are projected to attend the high school in —

(a) 2023;

(b) 2024; and

(c) 2025?

(2) Has the minister considered relocating Exmouth District High School?

(3) Does the department plan on investing in Exmouth District High School; and, if yes, what are the next stages of work anticipated?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. It is a brave person who would suggest relocating a school. That is my learnt experience, but good luck to the member!

(1) (a) It is 465.

(b) It is 466.

(c) It is 466.

(2) No.

(3) Since 2019–20, the McGowan government has allocated an investment of more than $1.45 million in infrastructure at Exmouth District High School for solar panels, playground equipment, maintenance and minor structural upgrades, as well as upgrades to the primary and secondary science laboratories and the IT laboratory to be delivered in 2023–24. The government will provide an additional $100 000 annually to Exmouth District High School from 1 January 2022 to strengthen the breadth of secondary provision. This is part of a targeted funding initiative for district high schools agreed in recent negotiations with the State School Teachers' Union of WA for the School Education Act Employees' (Teachers and Administrators) General Agreement 2021.

Honourable member, I am going to check that the 1 January 2022 date is correct. If it is not, I will stand at the end of question time and make a correction.