Hon Adele Farina asks about funding and facilities upgrades for schools in the South West region, specifically regarding Royalties for Regions funding and the relocation of Year 7 students to secondary schools. The Minister for Education provides detailed information on completed works, funding allocations, and classroom numbers.

AnsweredQoN 466Legislative Council
Asked
31 October 2013
Portfolio
Education

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I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 1 at page 279 "Works in Progress", line item "Royalties for Regions", and ask: (a) for each Collie Senior High School and Denmark District High School, what additional facilities are being provided; (b) of the funding allocated for relocation of year sevens to secondary schools, which schools in the South West electoral region will receive a portion of this money; and (c) for each of the schools identified in (b): (i) how much funding will the school receive; (ii) what works are to be completed; (iii) how many transportable classrooms does the school currently have; and (iv) how many transportable classrooms is the school expected to have in 2015?

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Answered
5 December 2013
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
35 days
(a) Collie
Senior High School
(completed June 2013). Facilities include:
§ performing arts upgrade;
§ new student services block;
§ change rooms refurbishment; and
§ administration block minor refurbishment.
Denmark
District
High School
(completed August 2013). Facilities include:
§ new library;
§ new technology
and enterprise block
;
§ new Trade Training Centre;
§ new food technology and arts block;
§ science block upgrade;
§ convert existing library to new staff room;
§ demolish existing technology and enterprise block; and
§ resurfacing of existing driveway.
(b) Bunbury
Senior High School
, Cape
Naturaliste
College
, Halls
Head
Community College
and Margaret
River
Senior High School
(c)(i) Bunbury
Senior High School
: $ 5 million
Cape
Naturaliste
College
$3.5 million
Halls
Head
Community College
: $9 million
Margaret
River
Senior High School
: $4.2 million
(c)(ii) Works to be undertaken and scheduled for completion for the start of the 2015 school year:
Bunbury
Senior High School
: 4 classroom block
Cape
Naturaliste
College
: 5 classroom block
Halls
Head
Community College
: 8 classroom block, inclusive education classroom and science laboratory
Margaret
River
Senior High School
: 5 classroom block and foods studio
Note - all Year 7 blocks also include staff study facilities and student toilets.
(c)(iii) Bunbury
Senior High School
:  2
Cape
Naturaliste
College
:  9
Halls
Head
Community College
: 3
Margaret
River
Senior High School
:  7
(c)(iv) Bunbury
Senior High School
: 2
Cape
Naturaliste
College
:  9
Halls
Head
Community College
: 0
Margaret
River
Senior High School
: 9

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