❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details about Ballajura Community College's reserve fund, including its composition, asset replacement allocations, and parent contributions. The answer provides a breakdown of the school's finances and planned asset replacements.
AnsweredQoN 1140Legislative Assembly
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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 $1,827,634.98 for Ballajura Community College: (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) $1,827,634.98 was 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
BALLAJURA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(4158)
817,008.71
1,384,603.28
1,635,674.79
565,937.20
1,185,607.84
76,089.94
1,827,634.98
1 General Fund Balance = Opening Balance + Revenues - Expenses
2 Bank A/C = General Fund Balance + Reserves + Suspense A/C - Tax
(c) $1,185,607.84
(i) what assets are to be replaced?
(ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset ($)
2.0 Teacher FTE support broad subject offerings Year 11 2013
212,100
2.0 Teacher FTE support broad subject offerings Year 12 2014
220,000
Photocopier Replacement 2013
60,000
Photocopier Replacement 2014
50,000
Computer Replacement
63,000
1.0 FTE Computer Tech 2014
60,000
Furniture Replacement
99,000
Minor works/maintenance/ Grounds
175,000
Proposed Bus to be purchased 2014
80,000
Core Switch (2017)
14,000
File Servers x 4 (2015)
13,600
Gardening Tractor (2015)
4,800
Data projectors (2014) 10
6,000
Fork lift (2016)
8,000
Outdoor Furniture
2,500
School Funded Maintenance - Carpets/Paint (2015)
39,500
Interactive Whiteboard replacement x 6
12,508
T & E Metal Press (2014)
8,500
Arts - Kilns x 4
6,500
T & E - Computerised Lathes
5,300
Cleaning equipment (sweepers & carp clean)
4,300
Text Books Australian Curriculum 2014/15
27,000
Software Licences (Cadd, Ipads, Access)
7,300
PA System installation
6,700
Total
1,185,608
(d) Not applicable. Parent contributions are not applied to reserve funds.
(e) Not Applicable. All funding in reserves is allocated - refer to Question (c).
(b)
School Name
Opening
Balance
Revenues
Expenses
General Fund Bal
1
Reserves
Suspense
A/C - Tax
Bank A/C
2
BALLAJURA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(4158)
817,008.71
1,384,603.28
1,635,674.79
565,937.20
1,185,607.84
76,089.94
1,827,634.98
1 General Fund Balance = Opening Balance + Revenues - Expenses
2 Bank A/C = General Fund Balance + Reserves + Suspense A/C - Tax
(c) $1,185,607.84
(i) what assets are to be replaced?
(ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset ($)
2.0 Teacher FTE support broad subject offerings Year 11 2013
212,100
2.0 Teacher FTE support broad subject offerings Year 12 2014
220,000
Photocopier Replacement 2013
60,000
Photocopier Replacement 2014
50,000
Computer Replacement
63,000
1.0 FTE Computer Tech 2014
60,000
Furniture Replacement
99,000
Minor works/maintenance/ Grounds
175,000
Proposed Bus to be purchased 2014
80,000
Core Switch (2017)
14,000
File Servers x 4 (2015)
13,600
Gardening Tractor (2015)
4,800
Data projectors (2014) 10
6,000
Fork lift (2016)
8,000
Outdoor Furniture
2,500
School Funded Maintenance - Carpets/Paint (2015)
39,500
Interactive Whiteboard replacement x 6
12,508
T & E Metal Press (2014)
8,500
Arts - Kilns x 4
6,500
T & E - Computerised Lathes
5,300
Cleaning equipment (sweepers & carp clean)
4,300
Text Books Australian Curriculum 2014/15
27,000
Software Licences (Cadd, Ipads, Access)
7,300
PA System installation
6,700
Total
1,185,608
(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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