2409 PROOF

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

No. 277

THURSDAY 18 JUNE 2020

(The Questions and Answers Paper published every Tuesday of each week will contain, by number and title, all unanswered questions, together with questions to which answers have been received on the previous sitting and any new questions. On subsequent days, new questions are printed, as are questions to which answers were received the previous day. Consequently the full text of any question will be printed only twice: when notice is given; and, when answered.)

Notice given on date shown 2410 Legislative Council Questions and Answers No. 277— Thursday 18 June 2020

Publication of Questions Answer to be lodged by

Q & A No. 263 (Including Question Nos 1488 to 1492) 18 June 2020

Q & A No. 264 (Questions—Nil) -

Q & A No. 265 (Including Question Nos 1493 to 1496) 22 June 2020

Q & A No. 266 (Including Question Nos 1497 to 1501) 23 June 2020

Q & A No. 267 (Including Question Nos 1502 to 1515) 24 June 2020

Q & A No. 268 (Questions—Nil) -

Q & A No. 269 (Including Question Nos 1516 to 1527) 26 June 2020

Q & A No. 270 (Including Question Nos 1528 to 1532) 30 June 2020

Q & A No. 271 (Including Question Nos 1533 to 1537) 01 July 2020

Q & A No. 272 (Including Question Nos 1538 to 1541) 02 July 2020

Q & A No. 273 (Including Question Nos 1542 to 1542) 03 July 2020

Q & A No. 274 (Including Question Nos 1543 to 1545) 06 July 2020

Q & A No. 275 (Including Question Nos 1546 to 1550) 07 July 2020

Q & A No. 276 (Including Question Nos 1551 to 1557) 08 July 2020

Q & A No. 277 (Including Question Nos 1558 to 1559) 09 July 2020 2411 Legislative Council Questions and Answers No. 277— Thursday 18 June 2020

28 MAY 2020 (Paper No. 263)

*1488 EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING—START STRONG CAPITAL WORKS GRANTS—Mr Primrose asked the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning— (1) Noting the $5 million Start Strong Capital Works grants offered by the Department in 2018: (a) Which organisations have applied for these grants? (b) Which organisations were awarded grants? (c) How much was each grant? (d) What was each grant to be used for?

Answer— (1) a. Armidale Community Preschool Incorporated, Blacktown City Council, Branxton Preschool Incorporated, Bunyip Preschool Incorporated, Cobar Preschool Centre Association Incorporated, Coonamble Pre School Association Incorporated, CWA of NSW, East Lismore Community Preschool Incorporated., Elonera Ltd, Galloping Gumnut Mobile Children's Services Van Incorporated, Gilgandra Preschool Incorporated, Gloucester Pre School Incorporated, Grenfell Preschool and Long Day Care Centre Incorporated, Griffith Preschool Kindergarten, Gujaga Multifunctional Aboriginal Children's Service, Gumnut Community Preschool Incorporated, Gwydir Shire Council, Kingscliff Mini School, Lennox Head Community Preschool Incorporated, Lismore Parish Centre Pre School Incorporated, Lockhart Pre School Kindergarten Incorporated, Lord Howe Island Community Preschool Incorporated, Maitland Nursery School Incorporated., Manly Warringah Montessori Society, Maranatha House, North Ryde Community Preschool Incorporated, Orama Preschool Incorporated, Orange Preschool Kindergarten Ltd, Parkes Shire Council, Paterson Valley Community Pre-School, Pius X Aboriginal Corporation, Queanbeyan and District Preschool Association, Quirindi Preschool Kindergarten Incorporated, Rima's Child Care Centre Pty Ltd, SON Children's Services, Sydney Catholic Early Childhood Services, The Dubbo Christian Parent Controlled School Association Ltd, The Little School Preschool Incorporated, The Shepherd Centre for Deaf Children, The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust, Thrive Early Learning Centres, Tooraweenah Pre- School Association Incorporated, Tuntable Falls Early Childhood Centre Incorporated, Warragamba Preschool Incorporated, Wee Waa & District Preschool Association Incorporated, West Bathurst Preschool, Willow Tree Preschool Incorporated, Yass Montessori Pre- School Incorporated.

1. b, c & d. A list has been provided to the Legislative Council Procedure Office and is available upon request.

*1489 EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING—BASC RENTAL SUBSIDY SCHEME—Mr Primrose asked the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning— (1) Noting the $10 million rental subsidy scheme for Before and After School Care (BASC) providers with services located in a public primary school, can the Minister indicate: (a) Which providers have applied for funds under the scheme? (b) Which providers were granted funders under the scheme? (c) How much each provider was granted? (d) How was it demonstrated that subsidized providers did in fact pass on saving to parents through reduced fees?

Answer— The Rental Subsidy Fund has not yet been opened.

*1490 EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING—START STRONG CAPITAL WORKS GRANTS—Mr Primrose asked the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning— (1) Noting the $4 million Start Strong Capital Works grants offered by the Department in 2019: (a) Which organisations have applied for these grants? (b) Which organisations were awarded grants? 2412 Legislative Council Questions and Answers No. 277— Thursday 18 June 2020

(c) How much was each grant? (d) What was each grant to be used for?

Answer— (1) a. Anglican Church Property Trust Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn, Awabakal Ltd, Baradine Preschool Incorporated, Bermagui Pre School Co-operative Society Limited, Boolaroo Speers Point Community Kindergarten Inc, Branxton Preschool. Inc, Bunyip Pre School Harden Inc, Chabad House Of The North Shore Limited, Clarence Childhood Services Association Incorporated, Cobar Mobile Children's Services Incorporated, Community Junction Incorporated, Condobolin Pre School Kindergarten Inc, Coolamon Pre School Association Inc, Cooma Lambie Street Pre-school Association Incorporated, Eungai Pre School Inc, Ganmain Pied Piper Pre School, Glenbrook Pre- school Kindergarten Inc, Grenfell Preschool and Long Day Care Centre Inc, Gundagai Preschool Kindergarten Inc, Gwydir Mobile Children's service, Harbord Kindergarten Incorporated, Hawkesbury Community Outreach Services Inc Mobile Preschool, Holy Family Services, lnaburra Preschool, lnverell District Family Services Limited, Jesmond Community Pre School Assn Inc, Jubilee Community Services Incorporated, Jumbunna Community Preschool and Early Intervention Centre Inc, Junee Preschool Inc, Kids Castle Child Care Centre Ply. Limited, King Street Community Pre-school East Maitland Incorporated, Kingscliff Mini School Incorporated, KU Children's Services, Leeton Preschool Assoc Inc, Lennox Head Community Pre School Inc, Lismore Parish Centre Pre School Inc, Liverpool City Council, Long Flat Preschool Association Inc Long Flat Pre School, Lower Bucca Community Pre-school Incorporated, Lutheran Church Of Australia Queensland District, Mater Dei, Mendooran Preschool , Mirabelle Early Learning Centre Ply Ltd, My Time Childcare Ply Ltd, Nords Wharf Community Pre School Inc, North Ryde Community Pre- school Inc, Oberon Childrens Centre Inc, Ooranga Family Mobile Resource Unit Assoc Inc, Orange Pre-school Kindergarten Ltd, Palm Beach War Memorial Kindergarten, Penrith City Council, Rainbow Preschool Assn Broken Hill Inc, Ratarni Education , St James Kindergarten Incorporated, St Peters Pre-school Ltd, Stroud Neighbourhood Children's Co-operative Limited, Sydney Montessori Society, The Anglican Schools Commission Inc, The trustee for CH Family Trust, Tomaree Community College Incorporated, Wentworth District Pre School Playcentre Inc, Williamtown Pre-school Inc, Wingham District Pre-school Kindergarten Ltd, Yass Montessori Pre- school, Young Child Care Centre Inc, Mendooran Preschool

1. b, c & d. A list has been provided to the Legislative Council Procedure Office and is available on request.

*1491 EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING—EQUITY FUNDING USAGE AND REPORTING AT KELOSO HIGH CAMPUS—Mr Latham asked the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning— (1) In the 2018 Annual Report of the Kelso High Campus of Denison College, why has $172,077 in Low-Level Adjustment for Disability (LLAD) funding been left unaccounted for? (2) Why has the expenditure of Socio-Economic Disadvantage funding involved: (a) The employment of an Acting SAM of Communications, including Facebook work? (b) Implementation of "a new phone procedure"? (c) A wellbeing School Learning Support Officer (SLSO)? (d) A Executive Leadership Development Program? (e) An Acting Head Teacher Wellbeing? (f) An Acting Deputy Principal, Stage 4, that have nothing to do with directly improving academic results for disadvantaged students? (3) Why is there no data or reporting on the way in which equity category funding impacted on student academic results? (4) Why has $22,357 in Support for Beginning Teachers funding been left unaccounted for? (5) Why has $25,755 in Flexible Wellbeing Services funding been left unaccounted for? 2413 Legislative Council Questions and Answers No. 277— Thursday 18 June 2020

Answer— (1) In 2018 Kelso High Campus expended the full annual allocation of funding for low level adjustment for disability. Additional funding was allocated to key programs and initiatives to address students identified as having significant learning and or wellbeing needs. Evidence of student improvement is outlined in the 2018 Annual School Report. (2) In 2018 Kelso High Campus fulfilled the requirements of the guidelines for the use of funding for socio economic background loading, noting that: (a) strong communication supports all students and their families including those suffering disadvantage; (b) the school's new phone procedure supports communication between the school and families and it did not incur any costs; (c) the School Learning Support Officer supported the learning needs of students; (d) the Executive Leadership Development Program built staff capacity to assist student learning needs; (e) the Head Teacher Wellbeing supported students suffering disadvantage; and (f) the learning needs of Stage 4 students were supported by the Acting Deputy Principal. (3) The 2018 Annual School Report details evidence of student attainment and progress linked to equity funding. (4) In 2018 the summary of funding indicates that Kelso High campus expended the full annual allocation of beginning teacher funding. Additional funding was used to create a beginning teacher mentor position to support beginning teachers. (5) In 2018 the school expended the full allocation of flexible wellbeing funding as detailed in the summary of expenditure.

*1492 EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING—STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS OF SCHOOL PLANS—Mr Latham asked the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning— (1) In the three Strategic Directions of their School Plans, how many Government schools have used wording or phrases identical to the top four classroom practices recommended by the Centre for Education, Statistics and Evaluation (CESE) "What Works Best: 2020 Update" manual, that is: (a) 'High expectations'? (b) 'Explicit teaching'? (c) 'Effective feedback'? (d) 'Use of data to inform practice' or 'Data informed practices'?

Answer— Every NSW public school strives to achieve the best academic outcomes for their students.

2,198 NSW public schools used the wording or phrases of high expectations, explicit teaching, effective feedback and the use of data to inform practice or data informed practices in the three strategic directions of their current school plans.

Schools use a range of phrases in their strategic plans that state a school's commitment to achieving academic growth and excellence for all students.

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1558 HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH—CLEANING AND ISOLATION AT NSW SCHOOLS—Mrs Houssos to ask the Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women representing the Minister for Health and Medical Research— 2414 Legislative Council Questions and Answers No. 277— Thursday 18 June 2020

(1) Why were the periods of closure for cleaning and self-isolation of students at Laguna St Public School longer than the period of closure for cleaning and self-isolation at other schools in New South Wales that have had teachers or students diagnosed with COVID-19? (a) Has the general health advice to schools changed, or was this a unique situation?

1559 PREMIER—STREAMING SERVICES—Revd Mr Nile to ask the Minister for Finance and Small Business, Vice-President of the Executive Council representing the Premier— (1) In view of recent steps to pull films and TV shows such as 'Gone with the Wind', 'Summer Heights High', 'Angry Boys', 'We Can be Heroes', 'Jonah from Tonga' and 'Faulty Towers' from television owing to allegations of racism and display of 'blackface', and given that many Australian filmmakers count on the royalties from streaming services to find future projects, what measures can the Minister take to ensure banning of Australian content does not continue to financially hurt Australian film makers?

David Blunt Clerk of the Parliaments

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