❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding school cleaners employed by the Department of Education, including numbers, costs, formulas, and funding for supplies and equipment. The response provides data on directly employed cleaners, details schools using private contractors, and clarifies funding arrangements.
AnsweredQoN 6577Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many school cleaners were employed by the Department of Education in Western Australian government schools in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and year to date 2011?
(2) How many privately contracted school cleaners were employed in Western Australian government Schools in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and year to date 2011?
(3) What are the names of the schools where privately contracted school cleaners are employed?
(4) What is the average cost to employ one FTE school cleaner?
(5) What criteria or formula is used to determine the FTE complement of school cleaners for a school?
(6) When was the current formula or criteria established and what was the formula or criteria prior to that date?
(7) If the current formula or criteria for determining FTE complement of cleaners is not based on student numbers, what is the average number of students per one FTE of cleaners?
(8) Are cleaning supplies and equipment funded through the school grant or is a specific allocation made to each school?
(9) Are cleaning supplies and equipment funded through the school grant if the school uses privately contracted cleaners and if not, who funds the supplies and equipment for privately contracted cleaners?
(10) If a specific allocation is made to each school for cleaning supplies and equipment, do Independent Public Schools fund cleaning supplies and equipment through their one-line budget, or do they also receive a specific allocation for cleaning supplies and equipment?
(2) How many privately contracted school cleaners were employed in Western Australian government Schools in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and year to date 2011?
(3) What are the names of the schools where privately contracted school cleaners are employed?
(4) What is the average cost to employ one FTE school cleaner?
(5) What criteria or formula is used to determine the FTE complement of school cleaners for a school?
(6) When was the current formula or criteria established and what was the formula or criteria prior to that date?
(7) If the current formula or criteria for determining FTE complement of cleaners is not based on student numbers, what is the average number of students per one FTE of cleaners?
(8) Are cleaning supplies and equipment funded through the school grant or is a specific allocation made to each school?
(9) Are cleaning supplies and equipment funded through the school grant if the school uses privately contracted cleaners and if not, who funds the supplies and equipment for privately contracted cleaners?
(10) If a specific allocation is made to each school for cleaning supplies and equipment, do Independent Public Schools fund cleaning supplies and equipment through their one-line budget, or do they also receive a specific allocation for cleaning supplies and equipment?
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Answered
1 December 2011
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
30 days
(1) The number of cleaners employed permanently or temporarily in full time, part time or casual capacity in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 was 3 502, 3 892, 3 662 and 3 784 respectively. The year-to-date figure in 2011 is 3 743.
(2) It is Departmental policy to employ day labour cleaners in schools except where a school can demonstrate that all practical attempts to secure day labour cleaners have failed.
The Department does not require the contractor to disclose the number of cleaners employed.
(3) CassiaPrimary School, PortHedlandPrimary School, TambreyPrimary School,
Millars Well Primary School, Pegs Creek Primary School, Karratha Primary School, Karratha Senior High School, Roebourne District High School, Derby District High School, Halls Creek District High School and Rottnest Island Campus of Beaconsfield Primary School.
(4) The average cost of employing a school cleaner is $52 276, inclusive of on-costs.
(5) The cleaning formula for determining the school cleaning FTE is based on 300 square metres of floor space per cleaner per hour for internal cleaning. For external areas, such as verandahs and covered walkways, the formula uses a productivity level of 1 200 square metres per cleaner per hour. Loadings of up to 20% may also be applied for different types of floor coverings and to areas such as ablution blocks, shower areas and early childhood centres.
(6) Whilst the original cleaning formula was developed prior to 1976, the exact date is not known. In 1980, the cleaning formula was reviewed as a joint exercise between the Department of Education and the then Miscellaneous Workers' Union. The cleaning formula has always been based on a square metre area per hour, per cleaner however, the productivity level has changed over time.
(7) There is no direct relationship between student numbers and school cleaners. However the ratio between students and cleaner FTE is around 160:1.
(8) and (10) All public schools are provided with funds for cleaning supplies and equipment by a specific allocation through the school grant, or the one-line budget in the case of Independent Public Schools.
(9) Equipment and materials used in privately contract-cleaned schools are supplied by the contractor or by the school, depending on specific circumstances, such as the length of the cleaning contract. In emergency situations, the school's chemicals and equipment are generally made available to the contractor.
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(2) It is Departmental policy to employ day labour cleaners in schools except where a school can demonstrate that all practical attempts to secure day labour cleaners have failed.
The Department does not require the contractor to disclose the number of cleaners employed.
(3) CassiaPrimary School, PortHedlandPrimary School, TambreyPrimary School,
Millars Well Primary School, Pegs Creek Primary School, Karratha Primary School, Karratha Senior High School, Roebourne District High School, Derby District High School, Halls Creek District High School and Rottnest Island Campus of Beaconsfield Primary School.
(4) The average cost of employing a school cleaner is $52 276, inclusive of on-costs.
(5) The cleaning formula for determining the school cleaning FTE is based on 300 square metres of floor space per cleaner per hour for internal cleaning. For external areas, such as verandahs and covered walkways, the formula uses a productivity level of 1 200 square metres per cleaner per hour. Loadings of up to 20% may also be applied for different types of floor coverings and to areas such as ablution blocks, shower areas and early childhood centres.
(6) Whilst the original cleaning formula was developed prior to 1976, the exact date is not known. In 1980, the cleaning formula was reviewed as a joint exercise between the Department of Education and the then Miscellaneous Workers' Union. The cleaning formula has always been based on a square metre area per hour, per cleaner however, the productivity level has changed over time.
(7) There is no direct relationship between student numbers and school cleaners. However the ratio between students and cleaner FTE is around 160:1.
(8) and (10) All public schools are provided with funds for cleaning supplies and equipment by a specific allocation through the school grant, or the one-line budget in the case of Independent Public Schools.
(9) Equipment and materials used in privately contract-cleaned schools are supplied by the contractor or by the school, depending on specific circumstances, such as the length of the cleaning contract. In emergency situations, the school's chemicals and equipment are generally made available to the contractor.
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