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8905 - Education and Early Learning - MUDGEE HIGH SCHOOL

Houssos, Courtney to the Minister for Education and Early Learning

(1) With regards to Mudgee High School can the Minister please advise:

(a) How many instances of minimal supervision were there in 2021?

(b) How many times were classes merged in 2021?

(c) How many instances of minimal supervision have there been in 2022 so far?

(d) How many times have classes been merged in 2022?
Answer -
MUDGEE HIGH SCHOOL

(1) Minimal supervision does not mean students miss out on a lesson. Sometimes when casual teachers are unable to be sourced at the last minute, including as a result of COVID-19 or other illness, classes are merged to ensure continuity of education for students.

(a) In 2021, there were 640 instances of minimal supervision.

(b) In 2021, there were 271 occasions when classes have been merged.

(c) As at 1 June 2022, there were 1637 instances of minimal supervision.

(d) As at 1 June 2022, there were 293 occasions when classes have been merged.

On Tuesday 23 August 2022, the Minister provided the following additional answer:

(1) 

(a)-(d) The answer to Question on Notice 8905 cannot be relied upon with any certainty. It is not possible for the Department to confirm the accuracy of the numbers previously provided to the member. There is no central system for the Department to capture this information from a school or a number of schools in a uniform or consistent way. Schools do not have a single definition for the terms “minimal supervision” or “merged class”.

Question asked on 7 June 2022 (session 57-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 757
Answer received on 29 June 2022 and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 772

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