Page 665 - Week 02 - Thursday, 21 February 2019

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(2) What funding is given to the teaching of Mandarin at Canberra High, Melba Copland and Kingsford Smith School.

(3) What funding is given to the teaching of language at Torrens, Charnwood-Dunlop and Florey Primary schools.

(4) How does a school determine (a) which languages it will teach and (b) how much funding will be allocated to the teaching of languages other than English (LOTE).

(5) What is the funding given to the teaching of LOTE subjects at ACT government schools expected to go towards.

Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) Schools are funded to meet the needs of all students and deliver the curriculum in line with the Curriculum Requirements Policy. All ACT government schools are required to provide at least one language program in one of eight priority languages (French, German, Italian, Spanish, Indonesian, Japanese, Mandarin, and Korean). Each year, from year 3 to 6, schools are required to provide students with a minimum of 60 minutes per week of languages education. In years 7 and 8, schools are required to provide students with a minimum of 150 minutes per week.

(2) As per question (1).

(3) As per question (1).

(4) (a) The decision about which language/s will be taught at a school is made by the principal in consultation with the school Board.

(b) The decision about the allocation of funding for LOTE is a school based decision.

(5) As per question (1).

Justice—restorative
(Question No 2101)

Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Corrections and Justice Health, upon notice, on 30 November 2018 (redirected to the Minister for Justice, Consumer Affairs and Road Safety):

(1) In relation to the expansion of the restorative justice process to victims of family violence and sexual offences, what is the allocated funding for services provided by the Restorative Justice Unit (RJU).

(2) How many clients can the RJU service at one time.

(3) Is any part of the Family Safety Levy used to fund services provided by the RJU; if so, what percentage of the levy is used.

(4) Which community stakeholders were consulted in the decision to move into phase three of the Restorative Justice Scheme.


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