SCHOOLS — PERIODS, PAIN AND ENDOMETRIOSIS PROGRAM
853. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I understand the Minister for Mental
Health will be answering my question on behalf of the minister. I refer to the
periods, pain and endometriosis program, which is delivered in a number of Western
Australian schools.
(1) How many government schools
delivered the program in —
(a) 2020; and
(b) 2021 to date?
(2) Can the
minister advise the total amount of funding allocated by the Department of
Education to deliver this program in the following financial years —
(a) 2020–21; and
(b) 2021–22?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Education and Training.
(1) (a) None.
(b) Up to 27 October 2021, the foundation has
delivered the PPEP to 45 public schools and is planning to deliver the
program to an additional 10 public schools before the end of the 2021 school
year.
(2) The
Department of Education does not fund this program. However, it does provide
in-kind support.