❓ Dr. Woollard questions the allocation of education funding between private and government schools, the success rate of government school grant applications, and seeks strategies to improve government schools' access to federal funding. The Minister declined to answer, citing unreasonable resource demands and directing the Member to public sources.
AnsweredQoN 3220Legislative Assembly
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(a) what percentage of this funding and how much (in dollars) has been allocated to Western Australian private schools in-
(i) 2005 – 2006;
(ii) 2006 – 2007; and
(iii) 2007 – 2008 (to date);
(b) what percentage of this funding and how much (in dollars) has been allocated to Western Australian Government schools in:
(i) 2005 – 2006;
(ii) 2006 – 2007; and
(iii) 2007 – 2008 (to date);
(c) the total number of applications submitted from government schools for:
(i) 2005 – 2006;
(ii) 2006 – 2007; and
(iii) 2007 – 2008 (to date);
(d) the number of applications from government schools that were successful in receiving 100 percent of the grant submitted by the school:
(i) 2005 – 2006;
(ii) 2006 – 2007; and
(iii) 2007 – 2008 (to date);
(e) the number of applications from government schools that were successful in receiving less than 100 percent of the grant submitted by the school:
(i) 2005 – 2006;
(ii) 2006 – 2007; and
(iii) 2007 – 2008 (to date);
(f) has the Department of Education and Training considered funding the creation of a full time or part time position for each secondary and feeder school cluster or education district in order to reduce the administration burdens placed upon schools and to help streamline Federal funding applications and ensure greater success; and
(i) if not, why not; and
(g) in relation to the above has the Department of Education and Training considered any alternative strategies to address how government schools in Western Australia can more successfully apply for Federal funding?
(i) 2005 – 2006;
(ii) 2006 – 2007; and
(iii) 2007 – 2008 (to date);
(b) what percentage of this funding and how much (in dollars) has been allocated to Western Australian Government schools in:
(i) 2005 – 2006;
(ii) 2006 – 2007; and
(iii) 2007 – 2008 (to date);
(c) the total number of applications submitted from government schools for:
(i) 2005 – 2006;
(ii) 2006 – 2007; and
(iii) 2007 – 2008 (to date);
(d) the number of applications from government schools that were successful in receiving 100 percent of the grant submitted by the school:
(i) 2005 – 2006;
(ii) 2006 – 2007; and
(iii) 2007 – 2008 (to date);
(e) the number of applications from government schools that were successful in receiving less than 100 percent of the grant submitted by the school:
(i) 2005 – 2006;
(ii) 2006 – 2007; and
(iii) 2007 – 2008 (to date);
(f) has the Department of Education and Training considered funding the creation of a full time or part time position for each secondary and feeder school cluster or education district in order to reduce the administration burdens placed upon schools and to help streamline Federal funding applications and ensure greater success; and
(i) if not, why not; and
(g) in relation to the above has the Department of Education and Training considered any alternative strategies to address how government schools in Western Australia can more successfully apply for Federal funding?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
6 May 2008
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
47 days
The information sought by the Member would involve dedicating an unreasonable amount of public service time and resources to providing answers. I refer the Member to the many public sources of information such as the Annual State Budget papers, annual reports and the Schools Online website.
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