ABORIGINAL AND ISLANDER
EDUCATION OFFICERS AND EDUCATION ASSISTANTS
1266. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to education assistants and
Aboriginal and Islander education officers working in WA public schools.
(1) Will the minister provide a breakdown, by FTE and
headcount, of the following positions as at 30 June 2020 —
(a) Aboriginal and Islander education
officers;
(b) education assistants—mainstream;
(c) education assistants—special
needs L3; and
(d) education assistants—special
needs L2/3?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) School
principals make individual determinations on the mix of staff recruited in
order to achieve the greatest impact on student learning in their schools. Data
is only available at the nearest pay period, which ended on 25 June 2020.
The answer to (a)–(d) is in
tabular form. I ask that that part of the answer be incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted.
The following material was
incorporated —
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FTE
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Headcount
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(a)
Aboriginal and Islander Education Officers
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367
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491
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(b)
Education Assistant (Mainstream)
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2
570
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3
418
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(c)–(d)
Education Assistant (Special Needs)
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5 157
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6 431
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As the combined figure for education
assistants—special needs—has been provided as disaggregated
data, it could not be provided in the time available. Headcount figures are as
at a point in time, being the closest pay date to the date requested. FTE figures represent the average paid FTE over the year
to 25 June 2020. FTE levels and headcount will fluctuate from pay period
to pay period. FTE figures include casual and non-casual staff. Headcount
figures do not include casual staff.