A ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 DISCLOSURES FINANCIAL OVERVIEW GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE AND COMPLIANCE KPIs STATEMENTS APPENDICES STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE The Hon Peter Collier MLC Minister for Education In accordance with Section 63 of the Financial Management Act 2006, I hereby submit for your information and presentation to Parliament the annual report of As only limited copies of our annual report are printed, you can access the report the Department of Education for the financial year ended 30 June 2016. at education.wa.edu.au. The report is also made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivatives 3.0 license The report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Financial (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Management Act 2006. If you wish to reproduce this work in whole or part for commercial purposes or with changes, please telephone 9264 5802. It is also available on request in appropriate alternative formats. Department of Education Annual Report 2015–16 SHARYN O’NEILL ISSN: 1449–0315 (Print) DIRECTOR GENERAL ISSN: 1843–2396 (Web) (ACCOUNTABLE AUTHORITY) SCIS No: 1155879 16 September 2016 © Department of Education 2016 2 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 DISCLOSURES FINANCIAL OVERVIEW GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE AND COMPLIANCE KPIs STATEMENTS APPENDICES CONTENTS Section 1: Overview ABOUT THIS REPORT See a snapshot and scorecard of the reporting year. Learn about what we do and how we do it through our mission, goal, values and performance management framework. Also hear from our Director General. Section 2: Governance Learn about our key areas of responsibility, meet our Corporate Executive, and understand our approach to governance across the organisation. Also get an insight into significant issues in public education and how we are addressing We are pleased to provide details of our activities and performance for the them. 2015–16 financial year in the context ofExcellence and Equity: Strategic Plan for WA Public Schools 2012–2015, the State Government budget papers and other Section 3: Performance strategic documents. Look at the services we provide and what we have achieved against the priorities in our strategic plan: Success for all students, distinctive schools, high quality The report details our achievements and successes as well as the challenges teaching and leadership, and a capable and responsive organisation. we face and the opportunities ahead. It also outlines our contribution to broader Government-desired outcomes and compliance with legislation and policy. Section 4: Disclosures and legal compliance Find out about the information required to be reported by Government agencies Our report addresses the reporting requirements in Treasurer’s Instruction including staff management and major capital projects. 903: Agency Annual Reports and the Western Australian Public Sector Section 5: Key performance indicators Commission’s Annual reporting framework: 2015–16 reporting year. View our measures of performance. School annual reports by calendar year are on Schools Online under each Section 6: Financial statements school. Find out about our financial position. Note that information about Year 12 students in 2014 should be considered Section 7: Appendices in the context that these students were in a ‘half cohort’ following the changed Find detailed statistics and supplementary information. school starting age in 2001. 3 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 OVERVIEW DISCLOSURES FINANCIAL OVERVIEW GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE AND COMPLIANCE KPIs STATEMENTS APPENDICES OLYMPIC SILVER MEDAL FOR SECTION 1: SWIMMING STUDENT Swimming to international fame as part of OVERVIEW the silver medal 4x200m Australian freestyle relay team at the Rio Olympics was possible for Tamsin Cook through the flexibility of her secondary school. Tamsin, 17, studies an education program at the School of Isolated and Distance Education that About us ..............................................................5 allows her to meet the demands of her high level sport. “In 2015, I transferred to the School of Isolated and Distance Education where my teachers found a way for me to split Years 11 and 12 over three years instead of two,” she said. Executive summary ............................................7 She has been balancing her school studies with a rigorous training schedule ever since she started swimming competitively at the age of 10. After qualifying second in the 400-metre freestyle event at the 2016 Australian Olympic Selection Trials, Tamsin become the youngest member of the 34-strong Australian swimming team to compete in Rio de Janeiro. From the Director General ...............................11 Principal Jacquie Sandhu said Tamsin maintained high standards in her studies despite an extensive travel schedule associated with her swimming career. “She is a very capable student with outstanding organisation and time management skills,” she said. Tamsin said she would not have been able to give herself the best chance to get to Rio if she had not made the move to the School of Isolated and Distance Education. 4 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 OVERVIEW DISCLOSURES FINANCIAL OVERVIEW GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE AND COMPLIANCE KPIs STATEMENTS APPENDICES KIMBERLEY 23 SCHOOLS ABOUT US 5566 STUDENTS PILBARA A STRONG PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IS THE CORNERSTONE OF A SUCCESSFUL 29 SCHOOLS 8552 STUDENTS SOCIETY. We provide high quality education for children and young people throughout Western Australia, helping them reach their full potential. We open our doors to all students. We provide programs for every student – for MIDWEST 47 SCHOOLS those who are academically gifted, students with special learning needs, those 8428 STUDENTS with a flair for the arts or a passion for sports, and students from vulnerable GOLDFIELDS 38 SCHOOLS communities. 8787 STUDENTS As the largest public sector employer in the State, our people are our most valuable asset. We value the wealth of knowledge and experience that people from different backgrounds bring to the workplace. NORTH METROPOLITAN 240 SCHOOLS We work with parents, carers, families, agencies and organisations to prepare 105 993 STUDENTS WHEATBELT 70 SCHOOLS students with the skills, understandings and values to reach their academic SOUTH METROPOLITAN 9779 STUDENTS potential and make a positive contribution to society. 252 SCHOOLS 118 120 STUDENTS Watch our “Discover a world of opportunities” video to find out more about our schools, our students and our people. SOUTHWEST 99 SCHOOLS 31 152 STUDENTS 5 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 OVERVIEW DISCLOSURES FINANCIAL OVERVIEW GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE AND COMPLIANCE KPIs STATEMENTS APPENDICES OUR MISSION is for every child to be provided with a OUR MINISTER is The Hon Peter Collier MLC, Minister OUR VALUES IN ACTION high quality public school education – whatever their for Education. Learning: We have a positive approach to ability, wherever they live, whatever their background. learning and encourage it in others. We advance OUR ACCOUNTABLE AUTHORITY is Ms Sharyn O’Neill, student learning based on our belief that all OUR GOAL as a public school system is to achieve Director General, Department of Education. students have the capacity to learn. excellence and equity by providing opportunities that Excellence: We have high expectations of our extend and challenge every student to achieve the OUR RELEVANT LEGISLATION is the Public Sector students and ourselves. We set standards of highest possible standards and their personal best; Management Act 1994 in which the Department of excellence and strive to achieve them. The and by providing high quality education in communities Education is established under section 35; and the standards and expectations challenge all of us to across Western Australia. School Education Act 1999 (except Part 4 and other give of our best. provisions which apply to non-government schools). OUR VALUES of learning, excellence, equity and care Equity: We recognise the differing circumstances guide everything we do. and needs of our students and are dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes for all. OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS – success for all We strive to create workplaces and learning students, distinctive schools, high quality teaching and environments that are free of discrimination, leadership, and a capable and responsive organisation abuse and exploitation. – help us achieve our mission and goal for every child who attends a public school in Western Australia. Care: We treat all individuals with care. Our relationships are based on trust, mutual respect and the acceptance of responsibility. We recognise the value of working in partnership with parents/carers and the wider community in providing a quality education for our students. 6 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 OVERVIEW DISCLOSURES FINANCIAL OVERVIEW GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE AND COMPLIANCE KPIs STATEMENTS APPENDICES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: YEAR IN 746 teachers had participated in Switch NUMBERS to build the supply of secondary teachers (by 30 June 2016). $4.7 billion 88.6% 4 of Year 12 students achieved spent in 2015–16, an increase of Australian Tertiary Admission new schools opened at the 5.1% from the previous year. Ranks (ATARs) of at least 55 beginning of the 2016 school year and/or certificate II and higher in response to Western Australia’s qualifications, up from 82.9% in expanding population. 2014. 296 377 students were enrolled in 2016, 300+