A WA parliamentary question seeks a detailed breakdown of Lakeland Senior High School's reserve fund, including asset replacement allocations and parent contributions. The answer provides a comprehensive financial overview and clarifies the allocation of funds.

AnsweredQoN 1205Legislative Assembly
Asked
10 September 2013
Portfolio
Education

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I refer to the list of Western Australia’s Richest 100 Public Schools that was printed in the West Australian on 30 August 2013 and sourced to the Department of Education and I ask in respect to the amount of $816,047.92 for Lakeland Senior High School: (a) at what date was this amount standing in the school’s reserve fund; (b) what is the break-down of the components that make up this figure; (c) how much of this amount is allocated to the replacement of assets: (i) what assets are to be replaced; and (ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset; (d) of the amount in the reserve fund, how much are parent contributions for school fee; and (e) of the amount in the reserve fund, how much is unallocated for any "specific purpose"?

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Answered
16 October 2013
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Education
Response time
36 days
(a) $816,047.92 was the total amount held in the school's bank account/s as at 30 June 2013. Included in this figure is the school's reserve fund.
(b)
School Name
Opening
Balance
Revenues
Expenses
General Fund Bal
1
Reserves
Suspense A/C - Tax
Bank A/C
2
LAKELAND SHS (4150)
184,140.95
520,810.98
519,740.94
185,210.99
631,806.48
-969.55
816,047.92
1 General Fund Balance = Opening Balance + Revenues - Expenses
2 Bank A/C = General Fund Balance + Reserves + Suspense A/C-Tax
(c) $631,806.48
(i) what assets are to be replaced?
(ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset? ($)
Plant/Equipment replacement (car hoist, heavy D&T machinery eg. sheet metal pressers/guillotine, industrial belt sanders)
20,000.00
Bus/Trailer replace and 2
nd
bus savings
20,000.00
Repair/Replace Building, Fabric a and infrastructure (Yr 12 undercover area, stage, Interactive whiteboards)
79,000.89
Admin equipment replacement (Disc producer, office machinery)
15,854.71
Learning Technologies replacement/upgrades
(eg. computers; iPads; data projectors, printers)
53,096.10
Furniture replacement (chairs, desks, computer benches)
7,437.95
Minor works under $5000 (painting, carpets, room improvements)
56,269.00
Visual Art equipment replacement (Kiln, pottery equipment)
6,762.79
Business and Info Tech equipment replace (computers, IT tools)
5,241.33
D&T equipment replace (lathes, machinery, small sanders)
12,534.82
Drama (Theatre equipment, sound, lighting, screens)
6,502.00
English LA (AV equipment)
2,416.66
Home Ec (replace ovens; washers; microwaves; cooking appliances)
9,846.34
Library (replace AV equipment, laminators)
8,964.31
Maths (replace sets graphic calculators, AV equipment)
3,230.81
Music (drums, keyboards, sound mixer, microphones, electronic music equipment, recording equipment
5,093.46
Science LA (chemicals, laboratory equipment, AV equipment)
3,367.82
S&E LA (map storage; AV Equipment)
2,416.65
Aides & Equip (canoes, outdoor ed equipment, microscopes, class sets of text books, virtual babies, first aid kits, AV equipment, further D&T equipment). Reserves for new Assets applied for in last 5 years.
91,056.77
Dance (sound equipment; AV Equipment; costume sets)
3,982.00
Health and PE (gym equipment; ball machines; AV Equipment; )
2,569.49
Specialist Touch (AV Equipment, training machines)
3,276.00
Gardening (lawn mowers, vacuum cleaners, mulcher/chipper, garden machines)
7,157.25
Cleaning (Cleaning machines)
8,048.23
Voc Ed (AV equipment)
3,811.00
Photocopiers (7 machines)
65,000.00
General reserves (IPS account - SFSA salary reimbursement 2014 half cohort)
128,870.10
Total
631,806.48
(d) Not applicable. Parent contributions are not applied to reserve funds.
(e) Not applicable. All funding in reserves is allocated - refer to Question (c).

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