21976 (2025). Ingrid Leary to the Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 23 May 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	21976 (2025)
Question asked:	07 May 2025
Member asking:	Ingrid Leary
Portfolio:	Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	19 May 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_21976_2025
Document guid:	aded6924-6350-4b05-b586-4c753b76c8fb

21976 (2025). Ingrid Leary to the Minister of Education: What was the total envelope of funding for school counsellors in 2023?

Hon Erica Stanford: I am advised by the Ministry of Education that 998 full-time teacher equivalent (FTTE) was allocated for guidance staffing entitlement to secondary schools in 2023. As schools determine how to use their staffing and set salaries, the Ministry does not hold the total cost of this FTTE. In addition, in 2023 $11 million was funded for primary schools for the counselling in schools programme which involves external providers delivering counselling services.