Independent Public Schools
4812. Hon Alison Xamon to the Minister for Energy representing the Minister for Education
(1) Does the Minister expect all Western Australian government schools to be Independent Public Schools by 2013?
(2) If no to (1), what proportion of schools does the Minister expect will have Independent Public School status by the end of 2013?
Hon PETER COLLIER replied:
(1) No, each school community has the choice of whether to express an interest in becoming an Independent Public School.
(2) An independent selection panel recommends to the Director General of the Department of Education the schools which they determine to be ready to become Independent Public Schools, based on written expressions of interest and supported by the school community. It is not possible to predict how many more schools will submit an expression of interest for 2013, and how many schools the independent selection panel will recommend to the Director General to become Independent Public Schools.