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Question and Answer Tracking Details

1709 - STATE LITERACY AND NUMERACY ACTION PLAN

Hoenig, Ron to the Minister for Education
  1. Will the Government extend the State Literacy and Numeracy Action Plan beyond the 2016 school year?
    1. If not, what other initiatives will be made available to assist schools to address underperformance in literacy and numeracy?
  2. Can the Minister confirm that schools which have improved their performance in literacy and numeracy but still face significant social and cultural challenges will not miss out on access to future funding initiatives?
Answer -

Since the Action Plan's commencement in 2012 it has been the subject of an independent evaluation. Decisions regarding the future of the Action Plan, beyond 2016, will be made based on all available evidence.


Question asked on 22 October 2015 (session 56-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 37
Answer received on 26 November 2015 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 47