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Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
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ABORIGINAL CHILDREN, EDUCATION

The Hon. S.G. WADE (15:22): Thank you, Mr President. The minister mentioned that there had been a doubling of retention rates of Aboriginal children and the stat that I referred to talked about the 31.9 per cent of Aboriginal students in year 1. I ask the minister, would he seek further information as to whether in fact the parameter needs to be changed, because if a major issue is a problem with retention and we're measuring people who are actually in year 1, perhaps the increase in retention rates is leading to an understatement in the achievement?

The PRESIDENT: There is no debate in supplementaries. The honourable minister.

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (15:23): I thank the honourable member for his very relevant question. It is not a question that I can answer but I undertake to take that to the Minister for Education and Child Development in the other place and seek a response on his behalf.

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