House of Assembly
Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
54
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Parliament of South Australia
House of Assembly
published
Answers to Questions
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Public Schools
Public Schools
Dr CLOSE
House of Assembly
Port Adelaide
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Public Schools
51 Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (2 June 2020). Can the minister provide:
(a)	a list of public schools that have doctors, nurses or psychologists available to students?
(b)	a list of public secondary and R-12 schools that offer specialist maths, physics and chemistry in year 12 on their campus?
(c)	a list of public secondary and R-12 schools that offer more than one language in year 8?
(d)	the number of schools in each of the school improvement model categories, and their index of educational disadvantage?
(e)	how much it costs the Department for Education to administer NAPLAN testing each year?
The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER
House of Assembly
Morialta
Minister for Education
Public Schools
The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education): I have been advised of the following:
(a)	All schools have access to a statewide service of psychologists, noting that timing of access can be challenging at times in light of regional workforce shortages.
Regarding doctors and nurses, there is no central data held by the Department for Education, as general health services are not a standard part of the education service model. However, individual students may have access to medical professionals for individual needs.
(b)	The number of government schools with students registered with the SACE Board to undertake stage 2 specialist maths, physics and chemistry in 2019 is provided in table 1. That is the number of schools where the learning took place. Also provided is the number of home schools these students came from. All students have access to these subjects, either through local partnership arrangements between schools, or through Open Access College. The list of teaching sites with students registered is attached.
Table 1
Number of schools with active enrolments in stage 2 chemistry, physics and specialist maths in 2019
| Stage 2 Subject |
Number of schools with students registered in these subjects in 2019* (teaching site) |
Number of schools with students in these subject in 2019 (home site) |
| Chemistry |
80 |
92 |
| Physics |
75 |
90 |
| Specialist Mathematics |
47 |
60 |
* N.B. Open Access College is included in school count. Students from any school can enrol in stage 2 chemistry, physics and specialist maths through Open Access College.
(c)	The Department for Education's languages data collection concluded on 2 August 2019. The data collected describes the languages taught at public schools during 2019.
The data is self-reported by schools. The list of schools with year 8 students studying languages is provided below in table 2.
Table 2
List of schools with more than one language studied at the school among enrolled Year 8 students
| School name |
| School of Languages |
| Aberfoyle Park High School |
| Adelaide Botanic High School |
| Adelaide High School |
| Banksia Park International HS |
| Birdwood High School |
| Blackwood High School |
| Brighton Secondary School |
| Charles Campbell College |
| Craigmore High School |
| Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School |
| Glenunga International High School |
| Glossop High School |
| Golden Grove High School |
| Hawker Area School |
| Heathfield High School |
| Henley High School |
| Marryatville High School |
| Meningie Area School |
| Mitcham Girls High School |
| Mount Gambier High School |
| Murray Bridge High School |
| Naracoorte High School |
| Norwood Morialta High School |
| Nuriootpa High School |
| Open Access College |
| Parafield Gardens High School |
| Playford International College |
| Port Lincoln High School |
| Renmark High School |
| Reynella East College |
| Roma Mitchell Secondary College |
| Salisbury East High School |
| Salisbury High School |
| Seaford Secondary College |
| Seaview High School |
| Underdale High School |
| Unley High School |
| Woodville High School |
(d)	In 2018, each school received a report on their 'stage of improvement'. Schools were assigned a stage based on overall academic performance and school level changes in performance over time.
The stages of improvement information enabled schools to receive more tailored advice, support, and resources from central office and local education teams based on their needs and context.
The stages were produced to inform the start of the three-year school improvement cycle and have not been updated since 2018.
The department made a commitment to school leaders not to make the stage of improvement reports publicly available and has not done so to date. Releasing the information would allow the creation of school performance tables or 'league tables' which would be contrary to the public interest in ensuring high quality schooling.
(e)	NAPLAN administrative costs can fluctuate year on year. This is due to CPI, increases in paper prices, the number of students undertaking NAPLAN testing, the duration of the NAPLAN Marking Centre and the number of markers engaged to mark the writing assessments. The NAPLAN administrative costs (excluding transition costs) are approximately $3 million.
Attachment 1
Government schools in 2019 with students registered with the SACE Board in stage 2 chemistry, physics, and specialist mathematics
| Subject |
School |
| Chemistry |
Aberfoyle Park High School |
| Chemistry |
Adelaide High School |
| Chemistry |
Australian Science & Mathematics School |
| Chemistry |
Banksia Park International HS |
| Chemistry |
Birdwood High School |
| Chemistry |
Blackwood High School |
| Chemistry |
Booleroo Centre District School |
| Chemistry |
Bordertown High School |
| Chemistry |
Brighton Secondary School |
| Chemistry |
Burra Community School |
| Chemistry |
Charles Campbell College |
| Chemistry |
Clare High School |
| Chemistry |
Cleve Area School |
| Chemistry |
Coomandook Area School |
| Chemistry |
Cummins Area School |
| Chemistry |
Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School |
| Chemistry |
Edward John Eyre High School |
| Chemistry |
Eudunda Area School |
| Chemistry |
Gawler and District College B-12 |
| Chemistry |
Gladstone High School |
| Chemistry |
Glenunga International High School |
| Chemistry |
Glossop High School |
| Chemistry |
Golden Grove High School |
| Chemistry |
Grant High School |
| Chemistry |
Hallett Cove School |
| Chemistry |
Hamilton Secondary College |
| Chemistry |
Heathfield High School |
| Chemistry |
Henley High School |
| Chemistry |
John Pirie Secondary School |
| Chemistry |
Kadina Memorial School |
| Chemistry |
Kangaroo Inn Area School |
| Chemistry |
Kangaroo Island Community Education |
| Chemistry |
Kapunda High School |
| Chemistry |
Keith Area School |
| Chemistry |
Loxton High School |
| Chemistry |
Lucindale Area School |
| Chemistry |
Mannum Community College |
| Chemistry |
Marden Senior College |
| Chemistry |
Mark Oliphant College (B-12) |
| Chemistry |
Marryatville High School |
| Chemistry |
Mitcham Girls High School |
| Chemistry |
Modbury High School |
| Chemistry |
Mount Barker High School |
| Chemistry |
Mount Compass Area School |
| Chemistry |
Murray Bridge High School |
| Chemistry |
Naracoorte High School |
| Chemistry |
Northern Adelaide Senior College |
| Chemistry |
Norwood Morialta High School |
| Chemistry |
Nuriootpa High School |
| Chemistry |
Ocean View P-12 College |
| Chemistry |
Open Access College |
| Chemistry |
Orroroo Area School |
| Chemistry |
Para Hills High School |
| Chemistry |
Parafield Gardens High School |
| Chemistry |
Paralowie School |
| Chemistry |
Penola High School |
| Chemistry |
Plympton International College |
| Chemistry |
Port Broughton Area School |
| Chemistry |
Port Lincoln High School |
| Chemistry |
Renmark High School |
| Chemistry |
Reynella East College |
| Chemistry |
Riverton and District High School |
| Chemistry |
Roma Mitchell Secondary College |
| Chemistry |
Roxby Downs Area School |
| Chemistry |
Salisbury East High School |
| Chemistry |
Salisbury High School |
| Chemistry |
Seaford Secondary College |
| Chemistry |
Seaton High School |
| Chemistry |
Seaview High School |
| Chemistry |
The Heights School |
| Chemistry |
Thebarton Senior College |
| Chemistry |
Tumby Bay Area School |
| Chemistry |
Underdale High School |
| Chemistry |
Unley High School |
| Chemistry |
Urrbrae Agricultural High School |
| Chemistry |
Victor Harbor High School |
| Chemistry |
Waikerie High School |
| Chemistry |
Willunga High School |
| Chemistry |
Wirreanda Secondary School |
| Chemistry |
Woodville High School |
| Physics |
Aberfoyle Park High School |
| Physics |
Adelaide High School |
| Physics |
Australian Science & Mathematics School |
| Physics |
Balaklava High School |
| Physics |
Banksia Park International HS |
| Physics |
Birdwood High School |
| Physics |
Blackwood High School |
| Physics |
Bordertown High School |
| Physics |
Brighton Secondary School |
| Physics |
Charles Campbell College |
| Physics |
Christies Beach HS & South Vocational College |
| Physics |
Clare High School |
| Physics |
Cleve Area School |
| Physics |
Craigmore High School |
| Physics |
Cummins Area School |
| Physics |
Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School |
| Physics |
Edward John Eyre High School |
| Physics |
Findon High School |
| Physics |
Gawler and District College B-12 |
| Physics |
Glenunga International High School |
| Physics |
Glossop High School |
| Physics |
Golden Grove High School |
| Physics |
Grant High School |
| Physics |
Hallett Cove School |
| Physics |
Hamilton Secondary College |
| Physics |
Heathfield High School |
| Physics |
Henley High School |
| Physics |
John Pirie Secondary School |
| Physics |
Kadina Memorial School |
| Physics |
Kapunda High School |
| Physics |
Keith Area School |
| Physics |
Kingston Community School |
| Physics |
Le Fevre High School |
| Physics |
Loxton High School |
| Physics |
Mannum Community College |
| Physics |
Marden Senior College |
| Physics |
Mark Oliphant College (B-12) |
| Physics |
Marryatville High School |
| Physics |
Millicent High School |
| Physics |
Mitcham Girls High School |
| Physics |
Modbury High School |
| Physics |
Mount Barker High School |
| Physics |
Mount Compass Area School |
| Physics |
Murray Bridge High School |
| Physics |
Naracoorte High School |
| Physics |
Norwood Morialta High School |
| Physics |
Nuriootpa High School |
| Physics |
Open Access College |
| Physics |
Orroroo Area School |
| Physics |
Para Hills High School |
| Physics |
Parafield Gardens High School |
| Physics |
Paralowie School |
| Physics |
Playford International College |
| Physics |
Plympton International College |
| Physics |
Port Broughton Area School |
| Physics |
Port Lincoln High School |
| Physics |
Renmark High School |
| Physics |
Reynella East College |
| Physics |
Roma Mitchell Secondary College |
| Physics |
Roxby Downs Area School |
| Physics |
Salisbury High School |
| Physics |
Seaford Secondary College |
| Physics |
Seaton High School |
| Physics |
Seaview High School |
| Physics |
The Heights School |
| Physics |
Thebarton Senior College |
| Physics |
Underdale High School |
| Physics |
Unley High School |
| Physics |
Urrbrae Agricultural High School |
| Physics |
Valley View Secondary School |
| Physics |
Victor Harbor High School |
| Physics |
Waikerie High School |
| Physics |
Willunga High School |
| Physics |
Wirreanda Secondary School |
| Physics |
Woodville High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Aberfoyle Park High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Adelaide High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Australian Science & Mathematics School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Banksia Park International HS |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Birdwood High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Blackwood High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Brighton Secondary School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Christies Beach HS & Sth Voc College |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Cleve Area School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Craigmore High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Glenunga International High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Glossop High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Golden Grove High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Grant High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Hallett Cove School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Hamilton Secondary College |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Heathfield High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Henley High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Kadina Memorial School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Kingston Community School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Loxton High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Marden Senior College |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Marryatville High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Mitcham Girls High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Modbury High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Mount Barker High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Murray Bridge High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Norwood Morialta High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Nuriootpa High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Open Access College |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Para Hills High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Parafield Gardens High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Paralowie School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Playford International College |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Plympton International College |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Port Lincoln High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Renmark High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Reynella East College |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Roma Mitchell Secondary College |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Seaview High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
The Heights School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Thebarton Senior College |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Unley High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Urrbrae Agricultural High School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Valley View Secondary School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Wirreanda Secondary School |
| Specialist Mathematics |
Woodville High School |