Evaluation and Accountability

System Performance Branch

The objective of the System Performance Branch is to ensure that appropriate performance and statistical information is available for strategic planning and management, and for monitoring and reporting system-level performance.

The System Performance Branch is responsible for:

• Coordination of system level reporting, including production of the Annual Report
• Collecting and maintaining enrolment statistics for the vocational education and training (VET) sector
• Collecting and maintaining statistics on schools and students for the education sector
• Coordination and management of the annual TAFEWA Student Satisfaction Survey on behalf of the Department and TAFEWA colleges
• Production of performance indicators used in strategic planning and management and in the Department’s Annual Report
• Providing advice on the use of performance and statistical information for resource allocation
• Internal coordination of accountability arrangements and performance measurement associated with the national accountability agenda and reporting to national organisations and the Commonwealth
• Collaboration with other teams in the Department to ensure that performance and accountability measures are consistently applied across the Department.

The System Performance Branch contains the Information Services section and the VET Enrolment Statistics Unit.

Information Services manages the collection and reporting of statistical information relating to schools, students and staff throughout the WA education system.

The VET Enrolment Statistics Unit (VESU) manages the collection and reporting of Western Australia’s VET student enrolment data to support Commonwealth funding to the state, allocation of public funding to TAFEWA colleges and other Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), and to facilitate calculation of national and state VET performance indicators.