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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2023-05-31T14:15:00+09:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Autism Support</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Autism Support</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2023-05-31T04:45:00+09:30" qonNum="214">
            <name>Autism Support</name>
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          <inserted>214 <by role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c">The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) </by>().8 February 2023).  Can the Premier advise:</inserted>
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          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;What is the total number of students in South Australia attending government high schools who are learning with autism?</inserted>
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          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;Do the numbers vary by geographical area?</inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Aboriginal Affairs</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Attorney-General</name>
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            <name>Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector</name>
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          <question date="2023-05-31T04:45:00+09:30" qonNum="214">
            <name>Autism Support</name>
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            <by role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector):</by>  The Minister for Education, Training and Skills has advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>It is not possible to categorically quantify the number of autistic children and young people attending government high schools.</inserted>
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          <inserted>The proportion of autistic children and young people does vary by geographical area.</inserted>
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