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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1014 asked in the Legislative Council on 18 September 2019 by Hon Donna Faragher

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

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.