A Western Australian parliamentary question on notice requests detailed financial information regarding maintenance funding for specific public schools between 2015-2019, and projected funding for 2019-20. The answer provides historical data but states that future funding is managed centrally and allocated based on need.

AnsweredQoN 2228Legislative Council
Asked
25 June 2019
Portfolio
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) Comet Bay College; (b) Comet Bay Primary School; (c) Endeavour Education Support Centre; (d) Endeavour Primary School; (e) Golden Bay Primary School; (f) Koorana Education Support Centre; (g) Koorana Primary School; (h) Peel Language Development School; (i) Port Kennedy Primary School; (j) Rockingham Lakes Primary School; (k) Secret Harbour Primary School; (l) Singleton Primary School; (m) Warnbro Community High School; (n) Warnbro Community High School Education Support Centre; and (o) Warnbro 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)         Comet Bay College
185 914
465 797
181 159
315 013
1 147 883
b)         Comet Bay Primary School
162 953
552 951
66 214
172 677
954 795
c)         Endeavour Education Support Centre*
-
-
-
-
-
d)         Endeavour Primary School
161 902
270 408
230 577
202 249
865 136
e)         Golden Bay Primary School
17 355
27 751
49 118
54 694
148 918
f)          Koorana Education Support Centre*
-
-
-
-
-
g)         Koorana Primary School
195 321
95 777
137 630
273 660
702 388
h)         Peel Language Development School*
-
-
-
-
-
i)          Port Kennedy Primary School
198 840
103 524
264 016
148 041
714 421
j)          Rockingham Lakes Primary School
89 386
247 516
132 008
204 394
673 304
k)         Secret Harbour Primary School
146 670
165 313
171 497
162 432
645 912
l)          Singleton Primary School
234 351
74 066
56 301
133 967
498 685
m)       Warnbro Community High School
1 061 212
1 573 645
790 110
776 819
4 201 786
n)         Warnbro Community High School Education Support Centre*
-
-
-
-
-
o)         Warnbro Primary School
210 369
199 761
131 427
142 050
683 607
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.
*          Endeavour Education Support Centre is included with Endeavour Primary School. Koorana Education Support Centre is included with Koorana Primary School. Peel Language Development Centre is included with Rockingham Lakes Primary School. Warnbro Community High School Education Support Centre is included with Warnbro Community High 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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