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  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Estimates Replies</name>
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      <name>Education Department Staff</name>
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          <heading>Education Department Staff</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morialta</electorate>
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            <name>Deputy Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2023-09-12T01:30:00+09:30">
            <name>Education Department Staff</name>
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          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="4343" referenceid="98bc9886f8ef4f70897848c1d1c59c00">the Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Deputy Leader of the Opposition)</by> (5 July 2023).  (Estimates Committee A)</inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="5389" referenceid="258e99f5e8a5469db1af773d39ba5018" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. B.I. BOYER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Wright</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Education, Training and Skills</name>
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          <question date="2023-09-12T01:30:00+09:30">
            <name>Education Department Staff</name>
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            <by role="member" id="5389" referenceid="258e99f5e8a5469db1af773d39ba5018">The Hon. B.I. BOYER (Wright—Minister for Education, Training and Skills):</by>  I have been advised of the following as at 19 July 2023: </inserted>
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          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;14 preschools are recruiting a preschool director.</inserted>
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          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;seven preschools have an acting director and therefore will soon be recruiting.</inserted>
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          <inserted>3.&amp;#x9;eight preschool directors are in their last year of appointment.</inserted>
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          <inserted>4.&amp;#x9;Reappointments are currently underway and will be finalised before the end of the 2023 school year.</inserted>
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