❓ Hon. Sophie McNeill asks about the Schools Pathway program, designed to encourage students into defence industry careers. The Minister for Education reports that 40 public schools offered defence studies in 2025 and lists companies engaged in the program.
AnsweredQoN 318Legislative Council
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Schools Pathway—Defence studies
318. Hon Sophie McNeill to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Education:
I refer to the Federation
Funding Agreement for the Schools Pathway program, which is designed to
encourage school children into careers in the defence industry sector.
(1) How many Western Australian schools
offer defence studies or an equivalent program/subject?
(2) What companies are engaged in the
Western Australian iteration of the Schools Pathway program?
318. Hon Sophie McNeill to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Education:
I refer to the Federation
Funding Agreement for the Schools Pathway program, which is designed to
encourage school children into careers in the defence industry sector.
(1) How many Western Australian schools
offer defence studies or an equivalent program/subject?
(2) What companies are engaged in the
Western Australian iteration of the Schools Pathway program?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer is
provided on behalf of the Minister for Education.
(1) Forty public schools offered a
defence studies course or program in 2025.
(2) The answer is in tabular form, so I
seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
ALARP
Solutions
Allship
Engineering
ASC Pty Ltd
Austal
Babcock
BAE Systems
Australia
Civmec
Raytheon
Australia
Supacat
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer is
provided on behalf of the Minister for Education.
(1) Forty public schools offered a
defence studies course or program in 2025.
(2) The answer is in tabular form, so I
seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
ALARP
Solutions
Allship
Engineering
ASC Pty Ltd
Austal
Babcock
BAE Systems
Australia
Civmec
Raytheon
Australia
Supacat
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