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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 902

Secondary Colleges - Dropout Statistics

MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Education and Training on notice on 17 August 1993:

(2) What percentage do these students represent of the total number of college students in each of these years.

(3) What number of .these students dropped out in

(a) Year 11, and (b) Year 12 in each of these years.

(4) What effect do these dropouts have upon the education budget.

MR WOOD - the answer to Mr Cornwells question is:

(1) The following numbers of students left ACT colleges over the last three years:

1992 The student group in Year 12 in 1992 lost 532

over the period 1991/92

1991 The student group in Year 12 in 1991 lost 348

over the period 1990/91

1990 The student group in Year 12 in 1990 lost .542

over the period 1989/90

(2) This represents a reduction of the original populations by the following percentages:

1992 10.1 per cent

1991 7.0 per cent

1990 11.3 per cent

(3) The number of students dropping out in Year 11 and Year 12 are as follows

1992 The student group in Year 12 in 1992 lost 208

in Year 11 and 324 in Year 12

1991 The student group in Year 12 in 1991 lost 137

in Year 11 and 211 in Year 12

1990 The student group in Year 12 in 1990 lost 275

in Year 11 and 267 in Year 12

(4) Since 1989 the staffing formula for government secondary colleges has .reflected the fact that there is a drop off of students during the year.

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