❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks a detailed breakdown of Carnarvon Community College's reserve funds, including asset replacement allocations and parent contributions. The answer provides a financial snapshot and specific allocations.
AnsweredQoN 1144Legislative 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 $1,752,713.18 for Carnarvon 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) $1,752,713.18 was the 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
CARNARVON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (4941)
754,980.06
1,354,298.72
770,692.16
1,338,586.62
426,648.04
-12,521.48
1,752,713.18
1 General Fund Balance = Opening Balance + Revenues - Expenses
2 Bank A/C = General Fund Balance + Reserves + Suspense A/C - Tax
(c) $426,648.04
(i) what assets are to be replaced?
(ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset?
Computer Replacement Reserve
9,596.55
Library Auto Reserve
4,211.00
Furniture and Fitting Reserve > $5000
8,515.78
Grounds Reserve
10,620.67
Plant and Equipment Reserve
18,821.90
Bus Replacement Reserve
51,250.00
Building Fab - Building
53,299.12
Build Fab - Rec Centre
23,708.64
Computer Replacement <$5000
61,838.10
Curriculum Studies
29,612.72
Furniture and Fittings Reserve <$5000
45,174.54
Plant and Equipment<$5000
33,749.14
Chaplain Reserve
10,236.60
Office equipment <$5000
1,510.00
Admin Server Reserve
4,000.00
Communications Reserve
3,500.00
Photocopier Reserve
41,197.81
Library Reserves
15,805.47
Total
426,648.04
(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
CARNARVON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (4941)
754,980.06
1,354,298.72
770,692.16
1,338,586.62
426,648.04
-12,521.48
1,752,713.18
1 General Fund Balance = Opening Balance + Revenues - Expenses
2 Bank A/C = General Fund Balance + Reserves + Suspense A/C - Tax
(c) $426,648.04
(i) what assets are to be replaced?
(ii) how much has been allocated to replace each asset?
Computer Replacement Reserve
9,596.55
Library Auto Reserve
4,211.00
Furniture and Fitting Reserve > $5000
8,515.78
Grounds Reserve
10,620.67
Plant and Equipment Reserve
18,821.90
Bus Replacement Reserve
51,250.00
Building Fab - Building
53,299.12
Build Fab - Rec Centre
23,708.64
Computer Replacement <$5000
61,838.10
Curriculum Studies
29,612.72
Furniture and Fittings Reserve <$5000
45,174.54
Plant and Equipment<$5000
33,749.14
Chaplain Reserve
10,236.60
Office equipment <$5000
1,510.00
Admin Server Reserve
4,000.00
Communications Reserve
3,500.00
Photocopier Reserve
41,197.81
Library Reserves
15,805.47
Total
426,648.04
(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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