Question Without Notice No. 599 asked in the Legislative Council on 13 September 2017 by Hon Donna Faragher
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
PUBLIC SCHOOLS — 2017–18 STATE BUDGET
599. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Education and Training:
I refer to the announcement that funding will be redirected from schools with enrolments of more than 1 200 students to small senior high schools. Will the minister confirm that no other public schools across Western Australia will receive less money per student in 2018 after taking into account normal changes relating to indexation and/or student enrolments?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied:
I thank the member for the question and for providing me with a copy in writing. I preface my remarks by saying that the Education budget has hit the $5 billion mark for the first time. There is a 2.8 or 2.9 per cent increase in expenditure. It is an additional $142 million into the education budget. The member asked whether any public schools will receive less money per student. No; the money per student has increased in 2018. I am not sure that I understand exactly what the member means by ''normal changes relating to indexation''. The money per student has increased. I might have to take the second part of the question on notice so that I can make sure that we are talking the same language.