Hon Donna Faragher asks about maintenance funding for ten specific schools in WA from 2015-2019, and projected funding for 2019-20. The Minister provides detailed funding breakdowns for each school over the past four years, but states that future funding is managed centrally and allocated based on need.

AnsweredQoN 2221Legislative Council
Asked
25 June 2019
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Education and Training

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(1) I refer to Building Condition Assessment reports undertaken by the Department of Education for Western Australian public schools, and I ask for the financial years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19, what was the total amount of funding made available for maintenance at each of the following schools: (a) Bibra Lake Primary School; (b) Caralee Community School; (c) Coolbellup Community School; (d) Coolbellup Learning Centre; (e) Fremantle Language Development Centre; (f) Kardinya Primary School; (g) Lakeland Senior High School; (h) North Lake Senior Campus; (i) Samson Primary School; and (j) South Lake Primary School? (2) For all schools referred to in (1), what is the amount to be made available for maintenance in 2019-20?

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Answered
20 August 2019
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
9 days
1 )
SCHOOL
2015-16
($)
2016-17
($)
2017-18
($)
2018-19
($)
TOTAL
($)
a)         Bibra Lake Primary School
118 119
62 073
160 857
76 412
417 461
b)         Caralee Community School
59 615
130 244
44 448
69 650
303 957
c)         Coolbellup Community School
134 138
136 717
136 806
128 641
536 302
d)         Coolbellup Learning Centre*
-
-
-
-
-
e)         Fremantle Language
Development Centre*
-
-
-
-
-
f)          Kardinya Primary School
218 394
157 363
179 151
141 313
696 221
g)         Lakeland Senior High School
524 989
298 578
320 037
345 588
1 489 192
h)         North Lake Senior Campus
222 656
346 701
323 665
483 209
1 376 231
i)          Samson Primary School
145 043
258 305
210 579
280 282
894 209
j)          South Lake Primary School
187 730
130 181
246 411
161 370
725 692
Data Source:         Department of Finance Building Management and Works (BMW) Data Warehouse 2018-19 data as at 24 June 2019. Includes expenditures funded by schools where works were arranged by BMW.
*          Coolbellup Learning Centre is included with Coolbellup Community School. Fremantle Language Development Centre is included with Caralee Community School.
2)         Funding is managed centrally and is allocated to address needs in schools as they arise.  Schools may elect to manage their own faults and breakdowns up to a maximum of $5000 per event and receive an allocation from the central maintenance account. Schools may also use part of their one-line budget to undertake maintenance and minor works projects.

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