Question On Notice No. 6270 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 23 June 2020 by Mr I.C. Blayney
Question Directed to the: Minister representing the Minister for Education and Training
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to the ‘McGowan Government Plan for Geraldton’ in relation to the 'funding for additional Education Assistants', and I
ask:
(a) List when and how many additional education
assistants were appointed at schools in Geraldton, including:
(i) Rangeway Primary School;
(ii) Beachlands Primary School;
(iii) Bluff Point Primary School;
(iv) Allendale Primary School; and
(v) Waggrakine Primary school; and
(b) Who employed the additional education assistants
at the time of appointment:
(i) Who is their employer as of May 2020;
(ii) Is the role a permanent position through their
current employer; and
(iii) If the role is not permanent, when is the role
due to cease?
Answered on 11 August 2020
Answer
(a)(i)-(v)
At the 2017 election, the McGowan Government made a commitment to fund an additional 300 FTE Education Assistants at schools throughout the State. I am pleased to advise the Member that 49% of those 300 FTE Education Assistance were allocated to regional schools, including those in his electorate of Geraldton.
School Name
|
Date of appointment
|
Headcount
|
Rangeway Primary School
|
29/01/2018
|
2
|
|
22/07/2019
|
1
|
Beachlands Primary School
|
16/03/2018
|
1
|
|
14/05/2018
|
3
|
Bluff Point Primary School
|
06/08/2018
|
3
|
Allendale Primary School
|
31/01/2019
|
4
|
Waggrakine Primary School
|
31/01/2019
|
3
|
(b) The additional education assistants were employed by the Department of Education.
- The Department of Education.
- Yes.
- Not applicable.