Details funding allocations and maintenance works under the 'Fixing our Schools Program' for eight schools, outlining completed works, outstanding tasks, and budget constraints. The government states that no additional funding will be allocated if costs increase.

AnsweredQoN 2482Legislative Assembly
Asked
21 June 2007
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Education and Training

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(a) how much money was allocated for each of the following schools under the ‘Fixing our Schools Program’ program -
(i) Applecross Senior High School;
(ii) Ardross Primary School;
(iii) Attadale Primary School;
(iv) Bicton Primary School;
(v) Booragoon Primary School;
(vi) Melville Senior High School;
(vii) Mt Pleasant Primary School; and
(viii) Palmyra Primary School;
(b) what specific maintenance works have been carried out for each of the schools listed in (a) since this funding has been allocated and how much money was spent on each of these specific maintenance works;
(c) how much of the initial funding under the ‘Fixing our Schools Program’ is still outstanding for each of the school listed in question (a);
(d) what specific maintenance works are still outstanding for each of the schools listed in question (a) and what is the cost for each of these specific maintenance works;
(e) when will the outstanding maintenance works be carried out for each of the schools listed in question (a); and
(f) if the cost of the maintenance works has increased since initial costing, will the Government be allocating additional funding to meet the new increased costs and, if not, why not?

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Answered
14 August 2007
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
54 days
(a)
(i) $602 745
(ii) $118 939
(iii) $38 324
(iv) $26 437
(v) $31 828
(vi) $222 263
(vii) $154 607
(viii) $23 693
(b)
Applecross Senior High School: demolish and remove colterra ceilings from ground and first floors and replace with fibro ceilings. Arts courtyard refurbishment, painting, reticulation work, replace all unserviceable gas bayonet bench mounted outlets to all science rooms.
Cost - $591 985
Ardross Primary School: Replace gutters and downpipes, painting external, resurfacing bitumen quadrangle, internal painting, tree maintenance including trimming and removal of specific trees.
Costs - $118 485
Attadale Primary School: Program of works yet to be decided.
Bicton Primary School: Program of works yet to be decided.
Booragoon Primary School: Roof and gutter repairs, quadrangle drainage repairs, renew carpets to the administration office, non slip flooring to toilet blocks.
Cost - $33 395
Melville Senior High School:  Refurbishments to science laboratories and physical education offices, bitumen and paving works, resurfacing of netball courts.
Cost - $174 911
Mount Pleasant Primary School: Carpentry and cabinet works, brick works, painting, roof works, plumbing and sewage works, bitumen and concrete works.
Cost - $120 995
Palmyra Primary School: Repairs and renovations to school buildings.
Cost - $22 476
(c) (d)
Melville Senior High School - $47 000 for acrylic coating of courts and refurbishment of change rooms.
Attadale Primary School: Program of works yet to be decided.
Bicton Primary School: Program of works yet to be decided.
Mount Pleasant: Primary School $33 612 for carpet replacement.
(e)
Whilst the actual scope of work to be undertaken will be negotiated by each school principal and the District Program Manager from the Department of Housing and Works, it is anticipated that the items mentioned in (c) and (d) above will be completed during 2007/08.
(f)
No. The budget allocation for the Fixing Our Schools initiative was fixed at $65 million. It should be noted, however, that this is funding is in addition to the normal maintenance funding which is allocated each year.
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