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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2025-09-16T14:15:00+09:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Public High Schools</name>
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        <heading>Public High Schools</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="6929" referenceid="53ca1cd2e19847a59766892bec169fa3" uid="79be5c4fa6c34b19b02ee54cb1e02a34" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. S.L. GAME</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2025-09-16T04:45:00+09:30">
            <name>Public High Schools</name>
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        <startTime time="2025-09-16T15:18:30+09:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="6929" referenceid="53ca1cd2e19847a59766892bec169fa3" uid="79be5c4fa6c34b19b02ee54cb1e02a34">The Hon. S.L. GAME (15:18):</by>  I seek leave to make a brief explanation before directing a question to the Minister for Emergency Services and Correctional Services, representing the Minister for Education, regarding South Australian public high schools.</text>
        <text id="20250916871ac6c2d7db4e08b0000259">Leave granted.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="6929" referenceid="53ca1cd2e19847a59766892bec169fa3" uid="d6aa61c6afce4528a0cff5a88f6ad0d8" kind="question" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. S.L. GAME</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="6929" referenceid="53ca1cd2e19847a59766892bec169fa3" uid="d6aa61c6afce4528a0cff5a88f6ad0d8">The Hon. S.L. GAME:</by>  A list of Australia's top 100 public high schools, ranked in order, was released this week via national NewsCorp reports. The list was compiled using academic performance, student attendance levels, student to teacher ratio, average fees and level of socio-educational advantage. South Australia has five schools in the top 100, headed by Glenunga International High School coming in at No. 26 on the list. My questions to the Minister for Emergency Services and Correctional Services, representing the Minister for Education, are:</text>
        <text id="20250916871ac6c2d7db4e08b0000261">1.&amp;#x9;Does the Minister for Education, the Hon. Blair Boyer, think it is acceptable that South Australia has just five of the nation's top 100 public high schools and none in the top 25?</text>
        <text id="20250916871ac6c2d7db4e08b0000262">2.&amp;#x9;With this rating in mind, can the Minister for Education show how the government's much-spruiked education initiatives and plans are working to actually improve our public high schools and student experience?</text>
        <text id="20250916871ac6c2d7db4e08b0000263">3.&amp;#x9;Does the data in today's top 100 list support the government's pledge to 'ensure South Australia's public education system can unlock every child's potential now and in the future'?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="5413" referenceid="07ef1306959a44c38acfb7dce9a031db" uid="5df75fa5a9ba4050857dfc04dbe208ca" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. E.S. BOURKE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Infrastructure and Transport</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Autism</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Emergency Services and Correctional Services</name>
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        <startTime time="2025-09-16T15:19:54+09:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="5413" referenceid="07ef1306959a44c38acfb7dce9a031db" uid="5df75fa5a9ba4050857dfc04dbe208ca">The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (Minister for Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Autism, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (15:19):</by>  I thank the honourable member for her question. I am happy to seek a reply from the minister in the other house.</text>
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