SCHOOLS — LOCAL
INTAKE AREAS
1014. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to the Department of
Education's policy regarding local intake areas.
(1) Who does the
department consult with as part of the process of amending existing or
establishing new local intake areas?
(2) When an
existing local intake area is modified, is it standard practice for the
department to include a grandfather clause to preserve the current enrolment
entitlements for existing students or their siblings who are not yet of school
age?
(3) If no to (2), what is the
standard practice implemented by the department?
Hon ALANNA
CLOHESY replied:
On
behalf of the Minister for Education and Training, I thank the honourable
member for some notice of the question.
(1) The
department liaises with principals of affected and surrounding schools, as well
as the relevant education regional office.
(2) When a new
local intake area is established or an existing local intake area is amended
due to the construction of a new school, no grandfather clause is included. The
priorities for enrolment, as outlined in the
enrolment in public schools policy, are applied to all applications. New
schools are established to relieve schools experiencing enrolment pressure.
Guaranteeing siblings an enrolment entitlement at an existing school
will not ease that pressure.
When an amendment to a local intake
area is required for any other reason, the department does include a grandfather
clause to preserve the current enrolment entitlements for existing students and
their siblings who are not yet of school age.
(3) Not applicable.