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  <date date="2019-09-11" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Estimates Replies</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Students with Disability</name>
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          <heading>Students with Disability</heading>
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        <name>In reply to Dr CLOSE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Port Adelaide</electorate>
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            <name>Deputy Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2019-09-11">
            <name>Students with Disability</name>
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          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="4622">Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition)</by> (25 July 2019).  (Estimates Committee B)</inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="4343" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morialta</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Education</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2019-09-11">
            <name>Students with Disability</name>
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        <text id="201909115fc0bf25999b419490002194">
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            <by role="member" id="4343">The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education):</by>  I am advised of the following:</inserted>
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          <inserted>At a secondary level, there were 81 vacancies identified in special options and 104 eligible applicants for 2020. These numbers may fluctuate prior to the beginning of the 2020 school year.  The primary placement process is currently being conducted and the junior primary placement process will be finalised in the week of 28 October 2019.</inserted>
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          <inserted>Children who have been recommended for a special option but do not receive a place via the special options placement process are provided with the required adjustments and funded supports in the mainstream setting via the Inclusive Education Support Program.</inserted>
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