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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 04 Hansard (Thursday, 1 April 2004) . . Page.. 1694 ..

Amaroo school enrolments
(Question No 1403)

Mr Pratt asked the Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services, upon notice, on 11 March 2004:

(1) How many students, in each grade, are enrolled at the new Amaroo Primary School;

(2) What is the average class size for (a) Kindergarten (b) Year 1 (c) Year 2 and (d) Year 3;

(3) When will enrolments begin to be taken for the High School;

(4) What is the programmed opening date for the High School and are plans running according to schedule for that timeline to be met.

Ms Gallagher: The answer to Mr Pratt’s question is:

(1) The Amaroo School as at the February 2004 census had:

(a) 43 students in Kindergarten

(b) 19 students in Year 1

(c) 32 students in Year 2

(d) 18 students in Year 3

(e) 22 students in Year 4

(f) 19 students in Year 5

(2) The actual average class size at the February 2004 census for:

(g) Kindergarten was 14.3

(h) Year 1 was 17

(i) Year 2 was 17

(j) Year 3 was 20

(3) Enrolments for the high school are being taken now.

(4) The programmed opening date for the high school is the start of the 2005 school year. Plans are running according to schedule for this timeline to be met.

Education—male teachers
(Question No 1404)

Mr Pratt asked the Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services, upon notice, on 11 March 2004:

(1) Are there any Government (a) primary schools, (b) high schools or (c) colleges in the ACT that do not employ a male teacher;

(2) If so, which school/s do not currently have any males employed at their schools; if not, has there ever been a time in the past 10 years where a school has not had a male teacher teaching at that school.

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