TEACHERS —
GOVERNMENT REGIONAL OFFICERS' HOUSING
1107. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to my previous question
without notice 516 asked on 17 August and the recent GWN7 report that some
teachers are sleeping in swags in school halls.
(1) How many teachers are currently awaiting placement
in a Government Regional Officers' Housing property?
(2) How many
teachers are currently living in temporary accommodation, including, but not
limited to, caravans, motels, hotels and school buildings?
(3) What is the breakdown by region
of those teachers in (1) and (2)?
(4) Are any of the teachers referred to in question
without notice 516 still living in caravan park accommodation?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
I think it is useful for the member
and the house to be aware that the Department of Education is not aware of any
public school teachers being made to ''sleep in swags in school halls''.
I am also advised that the journalist from GWN7 did not seek to verify the
claim with either the Department of Education or my office.
(1) There are two teachers.
(2) There are eight teachers, including the two
referred to in (1). The remaining six are fixed-term appointments and do
not require GROH accommodation.
(3) There are two
teachers in the goldfields; one in the Kimberley; two in the midwest; one in
the Pilbara; and two in the wheatbelt.
(4) One teacher
is living in a chalet at a caravan park. They have indicated that this is their
preferred accommodation arrangement.