CORONAVIRUS — MANDATORY VACCINATIONS —
TEACHERS
971. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to question without notice
946, which I asked on 11 November 2021.
(1) How many
staff have now responded to the survey?
(2) How many
have said they are teachers; and, of the teachers who have responded how many
have received only one dose of the vaccine and how many are fully vaccinated?
(3) (a) Can the
minister confirm that leave without pay is being revoked in some schools in
relation to concerns around staffing?
(b) Was this a directive
of the Department of Education?
(4) Were TAFE
college lecturers sent a similar survey; and, if not, will they and when will
that occur?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) As at 15 November
2021, 28 075 staff had responded. The Department of Education is continuing to
receive responses.
(2) The survey
did not ask respondents to specify their role within a school. It would be
onerous to separate teachers from other
education staff. It is not considered to be a reasonable or appropriate use of
government resources to divert staff
away from their normal duties to do this while we are continuing to receive
responses.
(3) (a) No.
(b) Not
applicable.
(4) Yes.